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Old 11-06-2002, 11:01 AM   #1
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Posi rearends

Can anyone elaborate on the differences, if any, between a posi from a leaf spring rear end and a coil spring rearend?

Someone on the board has a rear end from a 70 leaf spring, and I have a 70 coil spring.
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Old 11-06-2002, 11:09 AM   #2
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Differences are in the mounting, the internals will swap.

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Old 11-06-2002, 06:37 PM   #3
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if you dont mind a little welding http://www.classicperform.com/produc...ersion-Kit.htm
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Old 11-06-2002, 07:28 PM   #4
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ok crazy longhorn. Wheres the kit to go thre other way? (from coil to leaf)
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Old 11-06-2002, 07:39 PM   #5
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Old 11-06-2002, 07:42 PM   #6
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Old 11-06-2002, 07:52 PM   #7
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the shock mounts for the leaf rear shouldnt be too bad to build, or you can cut em off an old diff. good luck
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Old 11-06-2002, 10:08 PM   #8
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jimkshortstep4x4,

Thanks,

I should have elaborated a little more, because you are the only one that understood what I was trying to say.

I am interested in the carrier, ring and pinion, and the axle specs(i.e. 30 spline).

Are you saying that a 12 bolt truck, 3.73 posi, carrier and ring and pinion, is the same regardless of leaf or coil spring.
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Old 11-06-2002, 11:53 PM   #9
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70 longbed, sorry i misunderstood the post......the internals will swap as Jim posted(30 spline axles). if you have a 70 diff, the 71-72 axles should swap (if you want 5 lug). the 67-69 housings & axle shaftes were a little narrower. as far as carriers, the 3.73s are on a 4 series carrier (3.73 & lower). the 3.07s are a 3 series carrier (3.07- 3.42?)....... the posi will swap with an open carrier, if the same series.
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