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67ChevyRedneck · 07-01-2015, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by rharp

OP, if you're interested in just buying a different rear end to speed up the process, I have one that I had a prospective buyer, but he may be going a different route. The only catch is that it's a '69 rear end, so its going to be 1.5" narrower than your current one. It will bolt up just like your other one, but if you're running max width wheels/tires, it may ruin that for you. It's 3.08 gear.

It will also have the wrong wheel bolt pattern (6 lug) and because of the length difference the axles will not swap, so they would have to be redrilled for the 5 lug.

rharp · 07-01-2015, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

It will also have the wrong wheel bolt pattern (6 lug) and because of the length difference the axles will not swap, so they would have to be redrilled for the 5 lug.

Good point. I forgot to add that in.

71ChevySS(straight6) · 07-07-2015, 05:06 PM

I just found a GU4 rearend out of a '90 Chevy 1/2 ton, has 3.08 gears. Is this rearend adaptable to my truck?

07-07-2015, 05:06 PM	#28
71ChevySS(straight6) Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: McPherson, KS Posts: 96	Re: Rear Gears!!! Help please! I just found a GU4 rearend out of a '90 Chevy 1/2 ton, has 3.08 gears. Is this rearend adaptable to my truck? __________________ '71 Custom-10 2wd longbed, 250 inline-6, NP 435 four-speed. Medium Bronze Iridescent. Farm truck deluxe. Rat rod build: 1949 Crosley Station Wagon body on 1993 Dodge D350 chassis, Cadillac 500 powerplant.



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