Swap solutions: Rear axles

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! Manufacturer !! Axle family !! Application !! Brake type !! Suspension type !! Width, wheel-mount to wheel-mount (drum/rotor mounted) !! Width between spring perches, center to center (for leaf axles) !! Width between backing plates !! Width between shock mounts, center to center !! Weight (w/wo brakes?) !! Additional information !! Improvements !! Vehicles
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! Manufacturer !! Axle family !! Application !! Brake type !! Suspension type !! Width, wheel-mount to wheel-mount (drum/rotor mounted) !! Width between spring perches, center to center (for leaf axles) !! Width between backing plates !! Width between shock mounts, center to center !! Weight (w/wo brakes?) !! Additional information !! Improvements !! Vehicles !! Notes
 
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| GM || 7.5" 10-bolt || G-body 1978-1988 || Drum || Coil, triangulated 4-link rear suspension || 58" || || 52.5" || || || Type 2 carrier || Replace drum brake wheel cylinder w/S10, it is larger. Another improvement is to swap in a different ring gear set as many of these vehicles came with extremely low ratios (i.e., 2.4) || El Camino, Malibu, Regal, Cutlass, Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Bonneville (1978-86)
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| GM || 7.5" 10-bolt || G-body 1978-1988 || Drum || Coil, triangulated 4-link rear suspension || 58" || || 52.5" || || || Type 2 carrier || Replace drum brake wheel cylinder w/S10, it is larger. Another improvement is to swap in a different ring gear set as many of these vehicles came with extremely low ratios (i.e., 2.4) || El Camino, Malibu, Regal, Cutlass, Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Bonneville (1978-86) ||
 
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| GM || 8.5" 10-bolt || G-body 1978-1988 || Drum || Coil, triangulated 4-link rear suspension || 58" || || 52.5" || || || || || GNX, 442, Regal Turbo, & Grand National
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| GM || 8.5" 10-bolt || G-body 1978-1988 || Drum || Coil, triangulated 4-link rear suspension || 58" || || 52.5" || || || || || GNX, 442, Regal Turbo, & Grand National ||
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| Ford || 8.8" || G-body 1978-1988 || Disc ||  ||  || ||  || || || || This gives a 1978-88 G-body vehicle a much stronger replacement || Explorer, Mustang, Ranger || Due to scarcity of GM 8.5" g-body axles, the axle housing from these vehicles can be used in place of an 8.5" but it does require modifications
 
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