can anyoe give me a good resource to learn more about the rear ends used in a 55 chevy. I'm doing a frame off on a 55 chevy, six, 210 4-door station wagon. I will be adding a 350 with a 700r-4 trans. I don't know if that original rear end is up to the task. I've had several different opinions. The local gear shop wants to sell me a new positraction setup, with an updated rearend and axels that is a bolt on application. Others say that rear end was used in a lot of the chevy's including corvetts. My original rearend has 10 bolts. I also heard about 12 bolts but I don't understand enough about the two to make even the slightest educated guess. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm a first time user of this sight and this is my first body off restoration.

Hi Greg,
No offense, but please don't use the word "restoration" in connection with what you are doing to the 55. :(

Hi Greg,

The stock '55 rear is capable of dealing with your driveline modifications.

Since you are making some considerable modifications to the '55 you may want to visit www.chevytalk.com - look at the modified 55-57 forum.

VCCA is interested in preserving vehicles "as they were manufactured" by Chevrolet.