1978 Chevrolet Corvette Differentials

Essential 1978 Chevrolet Corvette Differentials

Yukon Gear – Pinion Depth Shims For GM 8.25" IFS, 8.5", 12 Bolt Car, Ford 8.8" & Chrysler 8.25" (Part No.55009)

Pinion Depth Shims For GM 8.25" IFS, 8.5", 12 Bolt Car, Ford 8.8" & Chrysler 8.25"

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$27.99
8.25″ IFS, 8.5″, 12P, 7.5″ F, 8.8″ F, 8.25″ Chrysler pinion shim kit.

Product Features:
  • Pinion depth shims for GM 8.25″ IFS, 8.5″, 8.6″, 12 bolt passenger car, Ford 7.5″ and 8.8″, Chrysler 8.25″
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Motive Gear – Differential Spool (Part No.FSD44-30)

Differential Spool

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$193.99


Product Features:
  • FULL SPOOL-DANA 44, 30 SPL. 3.92-UP
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Yukon Gear – 3/8" Ring Gear Bolt Washer For GM 12 Bolt Car & Truck, 8.2 Bop & More (Part No.33347)

3/8" Ring Gear Bolt Washer For GM 12 Bolt Car & Truck, 8.2 Bop & More

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$4.99
3/8″ ring gear bolt washer for GM 12 bolt car & truck, 8.2 BOP & more.

Product Features:
  • Ring gear bolt washer for GM 12 bolt car and truck, 1955-1964 passenger car, 1963-1979 Corvette and 8.2″ Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
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Energy Suspension – Differential Pinion Mount Grommet Set (Part No.3.1101G)

Differential Pinion Mount Grommet Set

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$13.99
Product Features:
  • Differential Pinion Mount Grommet Set
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Yukon Gear – Positraction Cross Pin Bolt For For 8.2" GM And Cast Iron Corvette (Part No.33345)

Positraction Cross Pin Bolt For For 8.2" GM And Cast Iron Corvette

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$53.99
Positraction cross pin bolt for for 8.2″ GM CI ‘Vette.

Product Features:
  • Cross pin bolt for GM 8.2″ and 1963-1979 Corvette
  • For OEM positraction applications only
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Motive Gear – Differential Pinion Shim Kit (Part No.1114)

Differential Pinion Shim Kit

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$6.99


Product Features:
  • D30 PRE-LOAD SPACER (SHIM PACK)
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Yukon Gear – Pinion Install Kit For ’63-’79 GM CI Corvette Differential (Part No.13079)

Pinion Install Kit For '63-'79 GM CI Corvette Differential

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$238.99
Yukon Pinion installation kits are a terrific solution for gear installation on lower mileage vehicles where the carrier bearings & races can be reused. This kit uses Timken bearings and races along with a high quality pinion seal and small parts. Included in this kit are the pinion bearings and races, pilot bearing (if applicable), crush sleeve (if applicable), complete pinion shim kit, pinion nut, thread locker, and marking compound with brush. Yukon does extensive research for each application to make sure your kit will arrive with all the correct parts you need to install your pinion gear.

Product Features:
  • Fits 1963-1979 Corvette
  • Included are pinion bearings and races, pinion seal, crush sleeve, complete pinion shim kit, and marking compound with brush.
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National – Bearings (Part No.M88048)

Bearings

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$15.99
National Oil Seals & Bearings offer a full line of premium oil seals and bearings.

Product Features:
  • Premium bearing design matches OEM specifications
  • Precision manufactured using premium-grade steel for outstanding durability and performance
  • Crowned raceways and rollers to ensure even load distribution for maximum life
  • Industry leading coverage
  • Professional technicians know they can depend on National
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Felpro – Axle Housing Cover Gasket (Part No.RDS 55389)

Axle Housing Cover Gasket

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$11.49
Fel-Pro gaskets offer 100% vehicle sealing with application-specific materials to give you sealing solutions with the performance and durability professionals trust

Product Features:
  • Meets or exceeds all original equipment specifications
  • Application specific design to ensure a perfect fit
  • Unsurpassed quality you can trust
  • Validated for fit, form and function
  • Each Fel-Pro gasket, no matter how small, is engineered to exacting standards with proprietary design, engineering and manufacturing processes
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Yukon Gear – Pinion Seal For ’55-’64 Chevy 55P (Part No.30133)

Pinion Seal For '55-'64 Chevy 55P

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$19.99
Pinion seal for ’55-’64 Chevy 55P.Yukon Mighty seal.

Product Features:
  • Pinion seal
  • Fits 1955-1964 GM passenger car and truck
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Yukon Gear – Replacement Carrier Shim Kit For Dana 44HD (Part No.55016)

Replacement Carrier Shim Kit For Dana 44HD

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$51.99
Product Features:
  • Carrier shim kit for Dana Spicer 44HD
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Yukon Gear – Master Overhaul Kit For Dana 44-HD Differential For ’84-’96 Corvette And Viper (Part No.14033)

Master Overhaul Kit For Dana 44-HD Differential For '84-'96 Corvette And Viper

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$394.99
Yukon Master Overhaul kits give you all the high quality parts you need to start & finish every differential job. Yukon offers more tailor-made kits than any other manufacturer in the industry to meet your specific installation needs. This kit uses Timken bearings and races along with high quality seals and small parts. Included in this kit are carrier bearings and races, pinion bearings and races, pinion seal, complete shim kit, crush sleeve (if applicable), oil baffles and slingers (if applicable), Thread locking compound, marking compound with brush, and gasket. Yukon’s Master Overhaul kits are the most comprehensive and complete kits on the market. They do extensive research to ensure that every kit is specially tailored to your application.

Product Features:
  • Fits Dana Spicer 44HD in 1984-1996 Chevy Corvette
  • Fits Dana Spicer 44HD in 1991-2009 Dodge Viper
  • Included are Timken bearings and races, pinion bearings and races, pinion seal, complete shim kit, ring gear bolts, pinion nut, crush sleeve , thread locker, marking compound with brush, and gasket.
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Yukon Gear – Steel Cover For Dana 44HD (Part No.32317)

Steel Cover For Dana 44HD

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$125.99
Product Features:
  • Fits Dana Spicer 44HD
  • Steel
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Yukon Gear – Bearing Race Driver (Part No.56017)

Bearing Race Driver

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$215.99
Bearing race driver. No return.

Product Features:
  • Bearing race driver
  • Fits HM89410 race
  • All steel construction
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Yukon Gear – High Performance Ring & Pinion Gear Set For GM Chevy 55P In A 3.36 Ratio (Part No.24467)

High Performance Ring & Pinion Gear Set For GM Chevy 55P In A 3.36 Ratio

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$579.99
Yukon Ring & Pinion sets give you the confidence of knowing you’re running gears designed for the harshest of conditions. Whether it’s on the street, off-road, or at the track; Yukon ring & pinion sets deliver unrivaled performance & quality. Yukon uses the latest designs and manufacturing technologies to provide a strong gear that is easy to set up. All Yukon ring & pinion sets come standard with a one-year warranty. ** Note: This gear set is not compatible with a factory 3.08 carrier**

Product Features:
  • Fits 1955-1964 GM passenger car
  • 8.40″ ring gear diameter
  • 17 spline pinion
  • 10 ring gear bolts
  • 3.36 ratio
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Powertrax – Grip LS Traction System (Part No.LS231230)

Grip LS Traction System

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$480.99
For vehicles that are driven daily, the Powertrax No-Slip Traction System is the latest design in quiet traction-adding differential technology. It combines the automatic street-friendly smooth operation of a limited-slip differential with the traction performance of a locking differential. The Powertrax No-Slip locker easily installs in to your differential carrier using basic tools and without affecting your ring and pinion settings. Powertrax Grip-Lok, Lock-Right Lockers and No-Slip Traction Systems automatically provide 100% traction on-demand, under the toughest circumstances. The Powertrax Grip-Pro and Grip-LS performance limited slips offer smooth dependable torque transfer and traction for the best of both worlds!
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Yukon Gear – Redline Synthetic "Shock Proof" Oil With Positraction Additive – 4 Quarts (Part No.15005)

Redline Synthetic "Shock Proof" Oil With Positraction Additive - 4 Quarts

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$148.99
Redline Synthetic “Shock Proof” Oil with positraction Additive. 4 Quarts.

Product Features:
  • Includes four quarts of Redline Shockproof oil and one 4oz bottle of Yukon positraction additive
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Driveworks – Camshaft Seal (Part No.S-99139)

Camshaft Seal

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$23.99
Product Features:
  • Brand may vary by location
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Yukon Gear – Dana 44 JK / 60 / 70U Pinion Nut Washer Replacement (Part No.33164)

Dana 44 JK / 60 / 70U Pinion Nut Washer Replacement

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$3.99
Product Features:
  • Pinion nut washer for Chrysler 7.25″, 8.25″, 8.75″ with 29 spline pinion, Jeep JK rear, Dana Spicer 60, 70, 70U and 70HD and 2007-2010 Ford 10.5″
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Yukon Gear – Gasket, 63 – 79 CI Corvette (Part No.23024)

Gasket, 63 - 79 CI Corvette

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$11.99
Gasket, 63 – 79 CI Corvette.

Product Features:
  • Dropout gasket
  • Fits 1963-1979 Corvette
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Yukon Gear – 3/8" X 1-1/4" Ring Gear Bolt, 55P Auburn Conversion Bolt (Part No.33052)

3/8" X 1-1/4" Ring Gear Bolt, 55P Auburn Conversion Bolt

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$4.99
3/8″ x 1-1/4″ ring gear bolt, 55P AUBURN conversion bolt.

Product Features:
  • Ring gear bolt
  • Fits 1955-1964 GM passenger car with Auburn positraction
  • 3/8″ x 1 1/4″
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Yukon Gear – Standard Open Spider Gear Kit For ’55 To ’64 GM Chevy 55P With 17 Spline Axles (Part No.16046)

Standard Open Spider Gear Kit For '55 To '64 GM Chevy 55P With 17 Spline Axles

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$269.99
Yukon standard open spider gear kit for ’55 to ’64 GM Chevy 55P with 17 spline axles. Yukon uses higher quality materials and better techniques than OEM to ensure a longer lasting spider gear set. All components come with a one year warranty against manufacturing defects.

Product Features:
  • Spider gear kit
  • Fits 1955-1964 GM passenger car open differential
  • Includes two side gears, two pinion gears, cross pin shaft, cross pin bolt and spider gear thrust washers.
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Yukon Gear – Dana 44 Pinion Gear Thrust Washer (Part No.33281)

Dana 44 Pinion Gear Thrust Washer

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$4.99
Dana 44, GM55P & 8.2″ GM pinion gear Thrust washer.

Product Features:
  • Pinion gear thrust washer for Dana Spicer 44, GM 8.2″ and 1955-1964 GM passenger car
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National – Bearings (Part No.M88010)

Bearings

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$10.49
National Oil Seals & Bearings offer a full line of premium oil seals and bearings.

Product Features:
  • Premium bearing design matches OEM specifications
  • Precision manufactured using premium-grade steel for outstanding durability and performance
  • Crowned raceways and rollers to ensure even load distribution for maximum life
  • Industry leading coverage
  • Professional technicians know they can depend on National
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Powertrax – Lock Right Locker (Part No.1910-LR)

Lock Right Locker

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$376.99
The Powertrax Lock-Right ultra-strength alloy locker’s straight-line performance is equal to a solid spool, but automatically unlocks in turns. Best suited for extreme off-road to severe on-road use, Powertrax Lock Right lockers replace the spider gears in your open differential carrier using basic tools and without affecting your ring and pinion settings. The whole job can be done in your driveway in a couple of hours, pin included! Powertrax Grip-Lok, Lock-Right Lockers and No-Slip Traction Systems automatically provide 100% traction on-demand, under the toughest circumstances. The Powertrax Grip-Pro and Grip-LS performance limited slips offer smooth dependable torque transfer and traction for the best of both worlds!The Powertrax® Lock-Right Locker provides outstanding traction for off-road machines and race vehicles. Powertrax No-Slip Traction Systems deliver excellent performance to street-driven cars and trucks.
  • Powertrax® lockers range from the original, Lock-Right for serious straight-line performance, to the No-Slip traction system for street-able vehicles.
  • Powertrax® offers three levels of GRIP locking differentials, ranging from the clutch-type GRIP LS with a forged steel case, the gear-driven GRIP PRO and finally the GRIP LOK for extreme traction.
  • Powertrax® = Extreme Traction Systems!
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    Yukon Gear – 8.2" GM & CI Vette Positraction Cross Pin Shaft (Part No.33411)

    8.2" GM & CI Vette Positraction Cross Pin Shaft

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    $73.99
    8.2″ GM & CI Vette positraction cross pin shaft.

    Product Features:
    • Cross pin shaft for GM 8.2″ and 1963-1979 Corvette
    • Fits standard open and positraction applications
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    Yukon Gear – Pinion Nut For Dana 44 JK, 44HD, 60, 70, 70U, 70HD & Nissan Titan Rear 1 5/16" Nut 7/8" X 14 Thread (Part No.33144)

    Pinion Nut For Dana 44 JK, 44HD, 60, 70, 70U, 70HD & Nissan Titan Rear 1 5/16" Nut 7/8" X 14 Thread

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    $7.99
    Replacement pinion nut for Dana 44 JK, 44HD, 60, 70, 70U, 70HD & Nissan Titan rear. 1 5/16″ nut, 7/8″ x 14 thread.

    Product Features:
    • Pinion nut for Jeep JK rear, Dana Spicer 44HD, 60, 70, 70U, 70HD and Nissan Titan rear
    • 7/8″ x 14 thread
    • 1 5/16″ socket
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    Yukon Gear – Replacement Yoke For Dana 44-HD, 60, And 70 With A 1310 U/Joint Size (Part No.41023)

    Replacement Yoke For Dana 44-HD, 60, And 70 With A 1310 U/Joint Size

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    $203.99
    Yukon replacement yoke for Dana 44-HD, 60, and 70 with a 1310 U/joint size. 3.219″ snap ring span, 1.062″ cap diameter. Outside snap ring. This yoke uses u-bolts. All Yukon yokes come with a one year warranty against manufacturing defects.

    Product Features:
    • Fits Dana Spicer 60, 70, 70U and 70HD
    • 29 spline
    • 1310 u-joint size
    • 3.219″ snap ring span
    • 1.062″ cap diameter
    • Outside snap ring design
    • U-bolt style
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    1978 Chevrolet Corvette Differentials

    Maybe you’re in the middle of a full rebuild of that 1978 Chevrolet Corvette. Maybe you just need a couple of Differentials. Either way, Advance Auto Parts has 76 different Differentials in our inventory ranging from $1.49 to $724.99. That means you can find the exact parts or products you need to keep that 1978 Chevrolet Corvette running smoothly.

    Differentials are only as good as their brand. We stock 13 different brands to make sure you have plenty of trusted parts to choose from for your 1978 Chevrolet Corvette. Valvoline, National, and Yukon Gear are just some of the brands we stock. Search for brands you know or compare prices and reviews to help you decide!

    We know you’ll find the perfect Differentials for your 1978 Chevrolet Corvette, but don’t take our word for it – read our customer ratings and reviews and buy with confidence. Out of the 470 reviews in this category, some of the top rated parts include Bearings with 4.8 stars and Differential Carrier Shim Kit with 2.7 stars.

    So if you’re in the market for aftermarket Differentials to keep your 1978 Chevrolet Corvette rolling for years to come, look no further. Shop online and have your products shipped direct to your door, or pick up at the nearest Advance Auto Parts location today!

    Differentials Brands To Make Your 1978 Chevrolet Corvette Last

    Simple repair, complete replacement, or a full rebuild. No matter the job, your 1978 Chevrolet Corvette demands trusted brand parts and products to keep it running. Many trusted brands of Differentials make up Advance Auto Parts’ inventory, and all are ready to help make your Corvette the best it can be. Be sure to browse some of our top Differentials brands and parts.

    FAQs for 1978 Chevrolet Corvette Differentials

    What are the most purchased Differentials for the 1978 Chevrolet Corvette?

    Out of 76 Differentials for the 1978 Chevrolet Corvette, the most popular in our inventory are:
    3 Qt - Penzoil 80W90 Conventional Gear Oil
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    This product is not rated
    3 Qt – Penzoil 80W90 Conventional Gear Oil
    Differential Oil
    Bearings
    from $15.99
    (9)
    Bearings
    Front Differential Pinion Bearings
    Bearings
    from $18.79
    (3)
    Bearings
    Front Differential Pinion Bearings

    What are the top-rated 1978 Chevrolet Corvette Differentials?

    Top-rated Differentials for your 1978 Chevrolet Corvette based on customer reviews/ratings are:
    Bearings
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    (4)
    Bearings
    “Goes with M88010 bearing cup. Application was the pinion bearing race for a Ford 9 Inch on a 1957 Ford F-100.”
    Differential Carrier Shim Kit
    from $8.49
    (3)
    Differential Carrier Shim Kit
    “worked great”
    Differential Cover Kit
    from $65.99
    (2)
    Differential Cover Kit
    “looks good”