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Old 12-19-2010, 04:08 AM   #17
Dru
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Re: 1983 chevy SWB Rear end

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Originally Posted by LONGHAIR View Post
That is a far more technical and expensive way to go. A simple swap of the entire housing is a much better way to go for the majority of truck owners.
If the rear end wasn't already laying around, it surely wouldn't be any more expensive, and then still retain the posi, think I seen some ring and pinions on Ebay for these rears for about $150 a set awhile back, in quite a few different ranges, but I could be mistaken. A kit to install it isn't much more.

As far as technical....a person is never too old to learn.

Simple swap....well maybe most of the time, as long as the shackle bolts co-operate, and actually come off, without a torch. And then there is the moving all the heavy stuff around. Technically its easier though.

Hope it goes well, tthornt

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