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Hi -
I have a complete 10 bolt 8.2 rear end out of a 1968 firebird. It is a 3.55 posi, drum-to-drum with multi-leaf spring mounts. I have had the rear since the mid 90's and it has been in storage since 1995.
I am wondering what the street value of this is, I am trying to correct my hoarding ways and get rid of a few things.
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Matt
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1 big important question:
Does it have a large raised capital "N" embossed on the top of the center section right behind the pinion yoke?
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To clarify - if you have a 4 pinion nodular iron version of that 3.55 Safety Track rear end, it could mean a difference in value of about $1,000
2012 Mustang Boss 302 #1918, Competition Orange. FGF replacement
2006 Mustang V6 Pony, Vista Blue. Factory ordered.
2019 BMW X3 (Titled to the wife, but I'm always driving it for her. So I'm claiming it)
Old projects, gone but not forgotten:
1967 FB 400, original CA car. After 22 years of work, trashed by the guy who was supposed to paint it. I had to sell it.
1980 Turbo Trans Am
1970 Mustang fastback, 351C 4Bbl, auto
1988 Mustang GT, 5 speed
1983 F-150 4x4, built 302
1994 Chevy K2500 HD 4x4, 454 TBI
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Hi thanks for your response. I looked over the rear center section and there was no N near the pinion but there was a N raised and cast to the left upper iron webbing on the back of the unit near the diff cover - about the ten o'clock position. Near the N is a D and in the same spot on the other side is a 2 cast into the housing. I took some photos and will attach tomorrow.
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Nah, the "N" I am referring to is huge - probably about 3 inches high.
So you have a "regular" 2-pinion 3.55 posi rear for a '68.
You can perform your own search here on "posi" and go back a few years. The "as is" price for you axle with its more desirable gear ratio seems to hover between $500 - $600.
2012 Mustang Boss 302 #1918, Competition Orange. FGF replacement
2006 Mustang V6 Pony, Vista Blue. Factory ordered.
2019 BMW X3 (Titled to the wife, but I'm always driving it for her. So I'm claiming it)
Old projects, gone but not forgotten:
1967 FB 400, original CA car. After 22 years of work, trashed by the guy who was supposed to paint it. I had to sell it.
1980 Turbo Trans Am
1970 Mustang fastback, 351C 4Bbl, auto
1988 Mustang GT, 5 speed
1983 F-150 4x4, built 302
1994 Chevy K2500 HD 4x4, 454 TBI
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Check axle code stamped on the driver's side axle tube near the brakeline retainer, will be ZN if it's a 4 pinion axle. You may have to clean off the tube with a razor blade to find the code. I don't think any 3.55 axles were 2 pinion. 3.55 was the first of the performance axle ratios offered for all the Pontiac performance cars.
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So if the stamp on the axel tube is 332 ZN is it a nodular? What does 332 mean?
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