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01-30-2015, 09:52 PM
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1/2 ton to 3/4 ton running gear
I need advice on choosing the right year of 3 / 4 ton running gear, to put under my '72 short box. I want an easy transition. Plus I am looking to disc brake the rear! Looking to run the new 37's or old school 38's.
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01-30-2015, 10:34 PM
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1/2 ton to 3/4 ton running gear
I need advice on choosing the right year of 3 / 4 ton running gear, for my '72 short box. I want a relatively easy transition. Plus I am looking to disc brake the rear. I am wanting to run the new 37's or old school 38's.
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01-30-2015, 10:45 PM
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"I ain't nobody, dork."
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Re: 1/2 ton to 3/4 ton running gear
No need to post this in multiple areas...
Gary
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'cuz chicks dig scars... My 1972 GMC 1500 Super Custom (Creeping Death) "long term" build thread. The Rebuild of Creeping Death after the wreck Quote:
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01-31-2015, 12:14 AM
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Re: 1/2 ton to 3/4 ton running gear
Hi, welcome to the site. I answered in your other thread.
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"I ain't nobody, dork."
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Re: 1/2 ton to 3/4 ton running gear
This a 4x4?
Put a Corporate 14 bolt FF under it. Bomb proof. Gary
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'cuz chicks dig scars... My 1972 GMC 1500 Super Custom (Creeping Death) "long term" build thread. The Rebuild of Creeping Death after the wreck Quote:
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01-30-2015, 10:53 PM
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Re: 1/2 ton to 3/4 ton running gear
Does the year matter? Rumor has it that the '79 is best because of larger bearings?! How about disc'ing the rear, relatively inexpensive?
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01-31-2015, 12:51 AM
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Re: 1/2 ton to 3/4 ton running gear
You can get rear disc caliper brackets from either http://www.Ruffstuffspecialties.com or http://www.Diy4x.com. Reasonably priced and quite simple to do.
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01-31-2015, 11:51 AM
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Re: 1/2 ton to 3/4 ton running gear
You can also retrofit an older axle to discs w/parking brakes using factory parts.
http://s1074.photobucket.com/user/wh...90510598618083 Look into 2000 and newer trucks and 2003 and newer vans. |
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01-31-2015, 03:45 PM
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Re: 1/2 ton to 3/4 ton running gear
Wow! Thanks for the advice!
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