rear end swap?

[oklaoz]

My rearend gears or whining in my 72 1/2 ton so I was thinking about swapping in a rearend from a late model truck,say early 90's. Will they fit and does anyone sell the mounts to weld on?

[oldblue1968chevy]

yeah, ECE sells the saddles for around $30, but the tubes may be bigger than stock

Ive heard of people swapping 73-87 rearends by welding saddles on

[stsalvage]

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

yeah, ECE sells the saddles for around $30, but the tubes may be bigger than stock

Ive heard of people swapping 73-87 rearends by welding saddles on

Just as a stupid question i have a 1973--87 rear end 1/2 ton i looking to put it in to a 1968 longhorn and the long horn has leaf springs and so dose the 1984 truck do i have to change anything or do i just have to remove some of the leaf springs from the longhorn to make the ride more nicer on my Butt

[crazy longhorn]

Originally Posted by stsalvage

Just as a stupid question i have a 1973--87 rear end 1/2 ton i looking to put it in to a 1968 longhorn and the long horn has leaf springs and so dose the 1984 truck do i have to change anything or do i just have to remove some of the leaf springs from the longhorn to make the ride more nicer on my Butt

I put a 75 12 bolt under my longhorn....you will need to move the spring saddles, & the shock mounts. If you want a 1/2ton type ride, I suggest that you go with 4 leafs in the pack,plus the flat helper. For more info(so we dont step on the 1st mans post), PM me , or pull another thread crazyL

[crazy longhorn]

The stock 12 bolt has 3" tubes, so if what you are replacing it with has the same size tubes, you should do ok on the aftermarket mount kit mentioned above. You might check the widths also....you can "fudge " a little on that, assuming you arent running really wide wheels/big tires(1" either way, per side can be workable). crazyL