What would be better...
 

To have the transmission shop do my axle swap (extimated 5-600 dollars), or have it delivered to the shop, pick it up with a truck (i can use a friends since itll be local), have a few of you who know what you're doing (i have some names thought of already) come over and install it/feed you all.

Input? Suggestions?

Axle or rear end swap?

axle-swaps are easy

rear-end swaps are even easier...dont pay anyone 500 bucks for either

I'd be willing to lend a hand for a good meal :)

- Justin

axle swaps are easy...if its the posi then that can be a little more difficult, one way or the other 500-600 seems very pricey if thats what you were quoted.

It's the entire axle, from disc to disc

Looking good, I may take some of you up on this offer :)

it took craig and a handful of friends like 2 or so hours to swap in a new rear axle...im sure we can set something up.

For clarification, you might want to say you are swapping the rear end, because people will think you are only swapping one axle.

- Justin

ya it doesnt take long at all to swap out a rear just depends on how rusty everything is.

Jus for clarifications sake who has done it before? Just to see whos done it I already have a sense of the mechanical inclination of most of you :P

And just to clarify, I am swapping the entire rear end :lol:

Oh and the one possible catch could be my lack of all but simple tools

well craig, justin, tim, and i think phil if i remember correctly took the greater part in the rear swap...i stopped by for a little bit and tried helping with the TQ arm but there were just too many hands so for the most part i stayed out of the way...but tim and I swapped my posi out in my truck so ive dabbled in rear end stuff.

Yea, I helped swap the carrier, and then later the whole rear in Little G's car. I'm also waiting for a nice day to swap the 3.23 posi into my car.

- Justin

ya i got a posi with disks im swapen into mine once i undercoat and clean up the bottom of the car.

im gonna need to do the same swap soon. i might have someone to do mine already tho. also doin a full rear and drums to discs

So, if we were to do this, who would be in?

I could lend a hand depending on when you do it.

i have done it in my old car, as well as a complete rebuild of the 10 bolt in the ta.......and im sure ill be doing it again before too long.

hmmm, free food in return for a rear-end swap? i'll be there.

if you pass on the food and still help maybe you can fit better in those srt-4 seats better :shrug: :lol:

And, when are you free do do it... (the sooner the better of course)

i'd be down but i think you'll have more than enough help...plus im heading to vermont to shred okemo :D

I would definetly help you....i work 8-5 M-F though...and this weekend is a no-go. Soonest I could help would be next Saturday.

- Justin

Isn't that E-town opening day?

goddamnit, my dad keeps saying, "well id rather you have the shop do it so you now it's done right, he said bring the car in monay he'll work on it tuesday, and this way it'll be done." I said to him, "well I don't have 5-600 bucks, i have more like 200, do you have that extra 3-400 to spare me" and he says no, so I say "so either way it'll be out for a few weeks."

Just now he calls, I tell him good news we'll do it at home, he starts saying all this "well then you depend on someone and then they can't make it and this turns into a 3 week, then a 2 month project." says he'll front me the money, I'm real close to saying if you want the shop to do it then you pay for it. He also keeps saying things like "oh well how do you know how to do this and that, I can say I know how to do somethign that doesn't mean I know how to." Bunch of ********, but idk. He keeps getting all crazy about all the little things that he thinks could go wrong, even tho he hasn't had a camaro since his 69 SS and hasnt had a muscle/sports car in at LEAST 20 yrs or so.

I'll post whatever the end result is, I guess.