I am rebuilding my 8.2 in a 69 Camaro but have not decided for what differential to use. The car is mainly steet driven, with the occational drag strip and auto cross. I am leaning towards the Eaton, but have looked at the powertrax and auburn also. I would like some other opinions also. Thanks

The "best" ones are the ones Freddy sells ;)
Here is his contact info;
Byars Performance LLC
High Performance Drive Train Parts And Service
Moser Engineering Dealer
'69 RS/SS396 pro street/427/4spd/9"
http://www.lubedealer.com/biggearhead

Do 'search' on this forum for 8.2" rear-end and you will find several good past post's about making these rears live long happy lives behind most mild performance engines.

The Eaton is usually the best for this type of car. Don't use the Auburn. The Power Trax is good if you will be doing more drag racing, but it is jerky and noisy in other uses. I've installed about every brand of gears available and they are about equal.

The Eaton is usually the best for this type of car. Don't use the Auburn. The Power Trax is good if you will be doing more drag racing, but it is jerky and noisy in other uses. I've installed about every brand of gears available and they are about equal.

Do you sell these parts as mentioned above, what type of package deal could you do for me on the eaton posi, 3.36 or maybe 3.55 gears and a complete install kit including axle bearings and seals? Do you carry axles also? Let me know, thanks

Freddie's the man on gears/posi's.

I'm a happy customer

Freddie has been helpful with me in the past with questions and seems to have quite a few happy customers on this site, but let's make sure we take sales questions to PMs please.

Yep Freddie did my car good, Eaton 3.08 posi, purrs like a kitten. :)

Freddy has never built anything for me and probably never will (we live too far apart).

I can attest that he is extremely knowledgeable in his field of expertise (rear ends), and has helped out a number of persons on this site and other Team Chevrolet sites. I would listen to what he has to say; even though he is expressing his opinion, it is reasonably unbiased and comes from years of experience.


Larger Dave

Thanks a lot guys for the support. Black Z, I sent a reply to your PM. Let me know if I can do anything to help.