[Verdoro 68]

Originally Posted by grandam1979

We put a Moser 12 bolt in my buddy’s 69 gto not to long ago. The rear came from JD we just ordered new backing plates with brakes and had him install them before he installed axles so we didn’t have to redo it. With brakes it was less that $3500.00. It is far better than any rebuilt stock 12 bolt you’re going to find.

I got in touch with Jim at JD Race. Given my specs, he recommended a 12 bolt as it's a direct bolt in. He said I'd need a shorter driveshaft with the 8.5. Another difference - while the 8.5 has bolt in axles, it's 28 spline (like the 8.2). The 12 bolt is 30 spline. He recommended rear discs with the 12 bolt setup to act as c-clip eliminators.

You're lucky that he's right around the corner from you. The cost of shipping from OH to CA isn't cheap - about $425. Even still, it might come up less than a Moser which is pricing out around $4600 after tax and shipping ($450). If I wanted the rear powder coated it would push me close to $5k.

Originally Posted by grandam1979

With that said take a better look at your 10 bolt it might be a nodular center section. The 10 we pulled from his car is a N center section with 3.55 gears.

The 8.2 in my car is a Nodular housing with the 4 pinion carrier. I put new aftermarket axles in it when I had the carrier rebuilt, but I can't remember what brand they are. I'm less worried about the housing or axles and more concerned about the carrier or 55 year old gears giving up. When Jim rebuilt the carrier 10 years ago, he said to go easy on it.

I went ahead an ordered a T/A girdle for now while I make up my mind on a new setup.