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Old 02-24-2009, 01:59 AM
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Default Found out my 72' straight 6 has POSI

Didn't really expect it. I lifted up the rear end and spun one of the wheels. Surely enough the other side spun as well. Who would have known....


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Old 02-24-2009, 09:20 AM
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Pull the cover off to verify that before you get to excited.

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Old 02-24-2009, 09:23 AM
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Did it spin in the same direction..... or the opposite?

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Old 04-03-2009, 04:26 PM
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Back then, buyers were able to mix and match all kinds of options. I wouldn't doubt it.

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Old 04-03-2009, 05:22 PM
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Didn't really expect it. I lifted up the rear end and spun one of the wheels. Surely enough the other side spun as well. Who would have known....

My car has an open rear and the other wheel spins. You should check it out.

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Old 11-26-2009, 04:40 AM
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Thumbs up posi

its not uncommon for standard , base engine cars,in the nothern states to come with posi.they needed it for they have to drive a lot in snow and ice,down here on OK,snow and ice dissapears in 1-3 days after mother nature drops her load.

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See you thought it was a dog because it wouldn't dog spin the tires!

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If you spin one wheel and the other spins in the same direction its a posi.
If the other wheel spins in the opposite direction its an open

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