JL8 12 bolt verification - Lateral-g Forums

race-rodz · #1 08-26-2005, 08:44 PM

can anyone verify this as a JL8 only deal? supposedly dealer installed JL8 rears didnt have the tapered tubes.

im askin cuz i have a 1st gen 12 bolt with 11.5" disk brakes... with the tapered tubes..... i figured it was converted at somepoint...but after reading this article..im curious.

rwhite692 · #2 08-28-2005, 09:21 AM

Got any axle ID stamping numbers? Should be on pass. side tube facing forward.

To my knowledge, the tapered tubes are not isolated to any particular 12-bolt axle configuration.

For a definitive answer, I would post this question on camaros.net for Kurt S.

race-rodz · #3 08-28-2005, 01:25 PM

thanks... i had allready checked into it a lil more, turns out its a BL1031G2...meaning its a 307 open, casting code is j137...making it a 68 model year. as i had thought...somebody added the 373 posi and the JL8 style 4 pot brakes.

basically i have a nice piece that isnt worth a lot to anybody in the resto crowd.... now i just need a 1st gen to go with it