When is somebody gonna use one of these rear ends??? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Low69CST · 05-29-2002, 03:04 PM

Full floating ford 9" with truck mounting pads, extra think tubing, and I think a 5 on 5 bolt pattern, and set up for willwood brakes.

ebfabman · 05-29-2002, 03:16 PM

Thats a race only piece, you could use it for a street vehicle but it wouldn't make much sense. Floaters were/are used on heavier duty trucks.

Low69CST · 05-29-2002, 03:28 PM

What I liked about this was the fact it is a floater. if you break an axle you can call a wrecker and put it on a roll back and go home. With a 12 bolt or other rear ends, if you snap an axle your whole tire and all can come flying out at 70mph taking bed, frame, cab, whatever it wants with it. I've seen that happen to a few damn nice street rods. If I ever break the "2 ton" rear end I have now, this is whats going in it after that.

ebfabman · 05-29-2002, 03:33 PM

You must have a big truck to be using a "2ton "rear end

How about some pics of it.........

Low69CST · 05-29-2002, 03:46 PM

hahaha, man it just feels like 2 tons. Its a 9 1/4" Chrysler. I was told it came out of a 74 Imperial with a 440ci. By looking at the gears it sounds right. the original gears were 2.77 and they were stamped with april of 74 on it. The pan obviously hadn't been taken off in a long time, so I feel like thats really what its from. Its got a chysler car bolt pattern, 5 on 4.5, and the strangest thing of all its got 12" disc brakes. I liked it because it was big and had disc brakes on it. I've never dealt with Dana 60's or any of the really huge rear ends, but when I picked this one up, i know it had to be getting close to twice the weight of the original 12 bolt that came out of my truck.

*Fast68Chevy* · 05-29-2002, 04:22 PM

you can convert any rear to no C clips like that, they have the kit for our 12 bolts too..

05-29-2002, 03:04 PM	#1
Low69CST Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA Posts: 2,163	When is somebody gonna use one of these rear ends??? Full floating ford 9" with truck mounting pads, extra think tubing, and I think a 5 on 5 bolt pattern, and set up for willwood brakes. __________________ '69 CST Short fleetside Lowered, 400 small block, 700R4, 4 wheel disc brakes, front sway bar & rear camaro sway bar (in progress) '87 V10 4x4 Short Fleetside Quad Suspension and Dual Tanks

05-29-2002, 03:28 PM	#3
Low69CST Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA Posts: 2,163	What I liked about this was the fact it is a floater. if you break an axle you can call a wrecker and put it on a roll back and go home. With a 12 bolt or other rear ends, if you snap an axle your whole tire and all can come flying out at 70mph taking bed, frame, cab, whatever it wants with it. I've seen that happen to a few damn nice street rods. If I ever break the "2 ton" rear end I have now, this is whats going in it after that. __________________ '69 CST Short fleetside Lowered, 400 small block, 700R4, 4 wheel disc brakes, front sway bar & rear camaro sway bar (in progress) '87 V10 4x4 Short Fleetside Quad Suspension and Dual Tanks

05-29-2002, 03:46 PM	#5
Low69CST Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA Posts: 2,163	hahaha, man it just feels like 2 tons. Its a 9 1/4" Chrysler. I was told it came out of a 74 Imperial with a 440ci. By looking at the gears it sounds right. the original gears were 2.77 and they were stamped with april of 74 on it. The pan obviously hadn't been taken off in a long time, so I feel like thats really what its from. Its got a chysler car bolt pattern, 5 on 4.5, and the strangest thing of all its got 12" disc brakes. I liked it because it was big and had disc brakes on it. I've never dealt with Dana 60's or any of the really huge rear ends, but when I picked this one up, i know it had to be getting close to twice the weight of the original 12 bolt that came out of my truck. __________________ '69 CST Short fleetside Lowered, 400 small block, 700R4, 4 wheel disc brakes, front sway bar & rear camaro sway bar (in progress) '87 V10 4x4 Short Fleetside Quad Suspension and Dual Tanks

05-29-2002, 03:16 PM	#2
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,488	Thats a race only piece, you could use it for a street vehicle but it wouldn't make much sense. Floaters were/are used on heavier duty trucks.

05-29-2002, 03:33 PM	#4
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,488	You must have a big truck to be using a "2ton "rear end How about some pics of it.........

05-29-2002, 04:22 PM	#6
Fast68Chevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2000 Location: IL Posts: 0	you can convert any rear to no C clips like that, they have the kit for our 12 bolts too..



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