a rear axle q and a some opinions needed as well

[1974ChevyC10]

are you going to use the bed? What body parts do you want off the trucks? If the body parts you want are comparable, I say buy the 4x4, it will be worth more when parting out... If you plan on using the cab, be careful- Im not an expert on the subject but Ive heard talk of 4x4 tranny tunnels being different than 4x2, etc etc..


let us know what you decide

im parting out my 78 LWB which has a bad bed on it.the 4x4 and lowered truck both have good bodies on them.i want whichever im able to get if i am of course for a driver so i can strip the truck i have now for its good parts and put them on which ever one i get.i dont want to build up the 78 parts truck i have well because i have settled for what i have before and not what i really wanted before and wasnt happy with it so im not going down that road again.im leaning towards the 4x4 but on the other hand with gas at a 1.45 a gallon a 2wd may not be bad either.

OK dude, here's the straight skinny. You gotta do what I did. Think logically. ...yeah right. I know, not easy for us diehards.
Will you ever use the four wheel drive? If the answer is even close to no, let someone have it who will enjoy it. I currently own my first ever lowered truck. The thing has an AWESOME stance and I love it. For $1200, you can't really go too wrong. I paid $3200 here on the island and I STOLE it for that price!! Check out the swb and if its good, buy it and use your current truck for parts... you want to sell the rear-end anyways, right?
P.S. I don't know the length.
i would use the 4x4 since there is the river and desert north of me but with gas as high as it is a 2wd may not be bad either.lowered trucks really arent my thing but i want something with a solid body so im willing to overlook that to get a straight bodied truck.the 78 im parting out my dad wants me to build that up but i dont like that truck at all its a pos and ive settled for a truck i didnt want before and wasnt happy so im not going down that road again.i prefer 4x4's but im willing to be open to options upon looking.

I measured my 79 I got 64.5" outside hub to outside hub
thanks for the input man