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OUT OF CURIOUSITY DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO IS RUNNING THE MOST HORSE POWER TO A STOCK CHEVY LUV REAR END? I KNOW THE V8 GUYS HAVE YOUR FORD 9" OR 10 BOLTS BUT WHO IS STILL RUNNING A STOCK REAR END WITH A SWAP? DOESNT HAVE TO BE A V8, JUST ANY NON 1.8L. WHAT IS THE MOST HP A STOCK REAR END CAN TAKE? WHO OUT HERE PUSHES THE LIMITS?

My last luv was a 425hp 383 stroker, two speed power glide, 3500 stall with the stock rearend. Totalled the truck before I the rearend gave out.

did you have to have a driveshaft custom made for that application?

Bought a conversion u joint and shortened the shaft

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Check out the videos that Ben posted way back in 2002. The black one with the scoop belonged to Michael Van Horn. He had a 383 with a TH400 and a stock rear.

http://www.hostingmojo.com/images/benmikepass.MPG

Ok so it all can be done with a stock rear end. Then my question is why in the "beer budget" swap article on the main page does it say you need a 1982-95 S-truck rear end? Is this to simply avoid the custom driveshaft as it also states to use a 1970-80 Camaro driveshaft?

No, it's because even a spindly 7.5 rear is stronger that the stock exploder, er... I mean Isuzu rear. The stocker will live for a while, after a few good hooks however...

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if you can make a 12 bolt isuzu rear end from a truck or trooper with a 2.6 fit.
its much much stronger than a 10 bolt isuzu

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84 L\B 4x4Diesel LS 2.2
84 S\B 4X4 gas rust bucket 1.9
86 L\B 4X4 gas 5 speed 2.3
the twins, 81 pup and 81 LUV both are diesel 2.2



The Energizer Bunny is trying to keep up, and is starting to gasp for air!!

Im sure there is a thread on here already (im just lazy today) but what is the gear ratio options on the stock isuzu rear ends?

this is info i have gotten from many posts on here and isuzupup.com
(so to the best of my ability its right)
for a 10 bolt isuzu 3.42 3.73 4.11 4.55
only the 4+2 MPG+ diesel modle had the 3.42, i dont think any gas pups had 3.42s
only 4+2 had 3.73
all 4+4s pups had 4.11s (only) with 4 speed trans, 81 to 85
exsept 86, 87 there was a 4+4 5 speed in those years, as well as the 4 speed.
same 4+4 trans as a trooper, only a diffrent bell housing and starter on other side.
depending on wether its a diesel or gas
86, 87 pups 4+2 had 5 speeds with 3.73 most of the time, there are some 4.11s
all troopers had the 4.55
one exsepshon,
there are about 200, 87 trooper diesels with 4.11 gears.


for a 12 bolt isuzu 4.11 4.30 4.55 4.77
i have not heard of any 3.73 in a 12 bolt
all isuzu trucks had 4.11s, 4+2 and 4+4 (though this may be rong). some may be 4.55
in 1989 or so there was a RS modle trooper with 4.77s and 31\10.50\15, short weel base with rear LSD
any trooper made from 88 to 91 can have a factory rear LSD.
the code is G80 for the LSD
the 4.30 was in the troopers with the DI gas engine.

thats all i can remember from my head.

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86trooperT/D 2.2
84 L\B 4x4Diesel LS 2.2
84 S\B 4X4 gas rust bucket 1.9
86 L\B 4X4 gas 5 speed 2.3
the twins, 81 pup and 81 LUV both are diesel 2.2



The Energizer Bunny is trying to keep up, and is starting to gasp for air!!

i have a stock rear in my truck with a 3.8 v6 on 33's. i have broken the drive shaft twice and completely fried a set of gears once

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No luv right now =(

i blew up 2 isuzu 10 bolts with a g200. first one lost teeth on the ring and the second one broke a spider, the carrier pin and trashed the ring and pinion.

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