HELP - 12bolt to 10 bolt SWAP

[Vince@Meanstreets]

I would rather do a gear swap then swap the complete rear.

If you do the swap don't toss that 12 bolt out. They make a swap u joint, just measure cap to cap on your drive shaft then cap register on the pinion then bring it to your parts guy for the correct joint.

You can weld on 2 brackets to put your trac arm on the 10 bolt. 2:73 should be fine. A 3:08 or 3:42's would be better. But seriously, price around for a gear swap.

[TheJDMan]

Going from 4.10 to 2.73 will be dissappointing at best. You will have poor acceleration and at highway speeds you will only be running the engine at around 2200rpm depending on your tire dia. You would be better off having a local shop install a 3.50 gear in your 12bolt.

[intocarss]

You're not going to like the 2.73 gear and why would you want an 8.2 10 bolt over a much stronger 12 bolt? Just do a gear swap in your 12 bolt

[pavell]

I would just swap in the 2.73's for a while to try it out.

[bobcat68rs]

maybe you could try a set of 3.42's? would still work for cruising and still get you moving pretty well