[the1ted]

Made a big decision on the '57 truck-decided to go with 3/4 ton NAPCO axles. Since this truck is not a factory 4x4 and missing the GVW (see photos) plate on the inside of the driver's door frame, it is an easy swap. The picture shows that there was never one attached at this location, the rivet holes show no distortion and there is no faint outline in the metal or paint. This is likely due to the truck being ordered by the USFS. The other item that would not fit would the the L & R Chevrolet 3100 front fender badges. I had already spent a lot to re-chrome and get these painted, but I can save them for a future project. I found a set of 3600's on eBay and as you can see they need work. The next hurdle is the drive shafts, having to rebuild them with larger yokes at the axles. And finally the hardware to mount the axles with larger U-bolts. More on that later, a problem solved by dug224!