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Crimson_Chevy · 12-07-2002, 07:26 AM

I have an 85 chevy that has 14 bolts on the rear end cover, dies that mena it is a 14 bolt. I have a sheet that lists what the truck has and it says that it has a 4:56 gear ratio.

I would like to know if it is a true 14 bolt rear end, and is it a full float or semi float axel? I want to buy a locker but am not sure what to buy?

sunshineoffroad · 12-07-2002, 07:35 AM

The way to tell if it is a full floater or a semi floater is easy. If it has 6 (or 8 can't remember off the top of me head) bolts on the end of the axle, it is the full floater 14 bolt, the semi floater does not have these bolts, and is held in by c-clips inside the housing. Also, you can check the pinion. the full floater has bolts around the pinion that allow it to be removed without pulling the entire carrier,whereas the semi floater does not have any bolts behind the pinion.

Oxblood · 12-07-2002, 10:51 AM

Also, the senter section on the full floater is more diamond shaped, like a Dana axle.

tigweld · 12-07-2002, 01:50 PM

If it is an 85 3/4 ton it came with a 14 bolt semi, with 9.5" ring gear.

Marc

sw99 · 12-07-2002, 03:38 PM

Yup, sounds like a 14 bolt to me!!! HHMMM 14 bolts on diff, naw it's a 10 bolt. You have the best axle for buying a locker = CHEAPER!!!! get a detroit and wheel.

tigweld · 12-07-2002, 04:27 PM

If it is a 9.5" 14bolt sf, locker selection sucks, and they are not sheap like the 10.5" 14 bolt ff.

12-07-2002, 07:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
Crimson_Chevy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Member # 14716 Location: Pa Posts: 1	Questions on Rear End I have an 85 chevy that has 14 bolts on the rear end cover, dies that mena it is a 14 bolt. I have a sheet that lists what the truck has and it says that it has a 4:56 gear ratio. I would like to know if it is a true 14 bolt rear end, and is it a full float or semi float axel? I want to buy a locker but am not sure what to buy?

12-07-2002, 07:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
sunshineoffroad Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Member # 9610 Location: Escanaba, Mi. Posts: 180	The way to tell if it is a full floater or a semi floater is easy. If it has 6 (or 8 can't remember off the top of me head) bolts on the end of the axle, it is the full floater 14 bolt, the semi floater does not have these bolts, and is held in by c-clips inside the housing. Also, you can check the pinion. the full floater has bolts around the pinion that allow it to be removed without pulling the entire carrier,whereas the semi floater does not have any bolts behind the pinion. __________________ Duct Tape is like the force, it has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together. Last edited by sunshineoffroad; 12-07-2002 at 07:36 AM.

12-07-2002, 10:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
Oxblood Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Member # 11405 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 256	Also, the senter section on the full floater is more diamond shaped, like a Dana axle. __________________ 99' ZR2 Blazer, SFA 79' F250 Dana 44 with chevy outers, 4.88's detroit, 14 bolt FF, 4.88's, detroit, 3.5" YJ springs in front, customs in rear, 36" TSL's

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12-07-2002, 01:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
tigweld Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Member # 14855 Location: Mt. Pleasant SC Posts: 152	If it is an 85 3/4 ton it came with a 14 bolt semi, with 9.5" ring gear. Marc

12-07-2002, 03:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
sw99 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Member # 15049 Location: COLORADO Posts: 1,702	Yup, sounds like a 14 bolt to me!!! HHMMM 14 bolts on diff, naw it's a 10 bolt. You have the best axle for buying a locker = CHEAPER!!!! get a detroit and wheel.

12-07-2002, 04:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
tigweld Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Member # 14855 Location: Mt. Pleasant SC Posts: 152	If it is a 9.5" 14bolt sf, locker selection sucks, and they are not sheap like the 10.5" 14 bolt ff.