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Old 07-01-2015, 11:37 AM   #1
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Re: Rear Gears!!! Help please!

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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.
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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.
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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?
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