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Rear end swap come to a hault. New search :(

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After i put everything together, something got screwed up with the pinion. So instead of trying to fix it, because it was just an old 8.2 with a half rusty ring gear, i'm searching for something else. A local yard has 3 A-body rears, a '72 Monte Carlo, '70 ElCamino, & '70 Olds. I have a couple questions,

1. I know the ElCo rear should be a direct swap, but what about the others? Whats different on them?
2. Would i be able to use my Superior forged axles and Richmond LockRight in say, the Monte rear?
3. What are the chances the Monte rear is an 8.5?
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If its an 8.5 and has a 28 spline carrier you can use the same axles I believe. So if you have some good aftermarket axles in the 8.2 you can reuse them in the 8.5.
Not all 8.5 have 30 splines some had 28 splines
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