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ls1nova71 · 10-17-2013, 05:04 AM

Looking for a nice 3.73 coil spring rear end for a 71-72 half ton. Doesn't need to be a posi, but does need to be fairly clean, don't want to have to replace the brackets on it. Also only looking for local, with in the KC area.

ls1nova71 · 11-21-2013, 04:41 AM

Anybody reasonably close have anything? I would probably take any gear at this point. Also brakes are not important.

ls1nova71 · 11-26-2013, 08:10 AM

Ttt

ls1nova71 · 12-05-2013, 12:00 PM

There isn't a rear end in this city???

Ozark Tim · 12-06-2013, 05:29 PM

Hey man are you looking for the whole 3rd member? drum to drum?
I think I have a differential for a 3:73 but just the unit and spiders, no ring or pinion etc.
Did you check with Joe R. up in Independence? He has a lot of things.
Tim

ls1nova71 · 12-06-2013, 07:17 PM

I need a whole rear end, drum to drum, but since I'm putting discs on it I don't really need the drums. Lol! I've known joe forever, he doesn't have anything. We were talking the other day how it used to be you couldn't give away a 3:73 rear end since everybody wanted 3:07s, now they aren't anywhere to be found. BTW, the blazer I need it for used to be Joe's, I'm making it a 2wd.

ls1nova71 · 12-09-2013, 04:17 AM

Ttt

71GeneralMotorsCorp · 12-09-2013, 09:24 PM

ls1, I've got a rear end you might be interested in.. It's my spare but, I might part with it for the right price. 69-70 coil sprung rear with a posi carrier in it. Has brand new Richmond 3:73 gears in it that were installed 3,000 miles ago. But, still has the 6 lug axle shafts. Everything but the brakes were gone through 3,000 miles ago when the ring and pinion were put in..

ls1nova71 · 12-12-2013, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by 71GeneralMotorsCorp

ls1, I've got a rear end you might be interested in.. It's my spare but, I might part with it for the right price. 69-70 coil sprung rear with a posi carrier in it. Has brand new Richmond 3:73 gears in it that were installed 3,000 miles ago. But, still has the 6 lug axle shafts. Everything but the brakes were gone through 3,000 miles ago when the ring and pinion were put in..

Somewhere in 1970 I believe they changed axle length, and the 71-2 5 lug axles will fit in them. Can you get a backing plate to backing plate measurement? Also, what do you want for it?

ls1nova71 · 01-04-2014, 01:24 PM

So I took my 3:07 out of my short bed frame and had it rebuilt with a 3:73 posi, so I'm good to go on my current project. Still need another one to put back under the SB frame. Just needs to be 71-2 and 3:73 gear, non posi is fine.

**Clyde65** · 01-04-2014, 01:38 PM

They sure are getting hard to find in my neck of the woods also. Id like to have a spare just in case...

Low Elco · 01-21-2014, 10:26 AM

Does the guy in Lenexa have one? Also, look on C-list in Ark City, KS. A guy is selling a TON of stuff. Does Teeitup have one?

10-17-2013, 05:04 AM	#1
ls1nova71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Independence Mo Posts: 4,119	WTB 3.73 rear end for 71-72 Looking for a nice 3.73 coil spring rear end for a 71-72 half ton. Doesn't need to be a posi, but does need to be fairly clean, don't want to have to replace the brackets on it. Also only looking for local, with in the KC area. __________________ My '72 short bed build. http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/conver...6-0-4l80e.html 5.3 swap into my RUSTY '71 C10 http://ls1tech.com/forums/conversion...71-c-10-a.html Last edited by ls1nova71; 11-26-2013 at 08:15 AM.

11-21-2013, 04:41 AM	#2
ls1nova71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Independence Mo Posts: 4,119	Re: WTB 3.73 rear end for 71-72 Anybody reasonably close have anything? I would probably take any gear at this point. Also brakes are not important. __________________ My '72 short bed build. http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/conver...6-0-4l80e.html 5.3 swap into my RUSTY '71 C10 http://ls1tech.com/forums/conversion...71-c-10-a.html

11-26-2013, 08:10 AM	#3
ls1nova71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Independence Mo Posts: 4,119	Re: WTB 3.73 rear end for 71-72 Ttt __________________ My '72 short bed build. http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/conver...6-0-4l80e.html 5.3 swap into my RUSTY '71 C10 http://ls1tech.com/forums/conversion...71-c-10-a.html

12-05-2013, 12:00 PM	#4
ls1nova71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Independence Mo Posts: 4,119	Re: WTB 3.73 rear end for 71-72 There isn't a rear end in this city??? __________________ My '72 short bed build. http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/conver...6-0-4l80e.html 5.3 swap into my RUSTY '71 C10 http://ls1tech.com/forums/conversion...71-c-10-a.html

12-06-2013, 05:29 PM	#5
Ozark Tim Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakville, MO Posts: 1,018	Re: WTB 3.73 rear end for 71-72 Hey man are you looking for the whole 3rd member? drum to drum? I think I have a differential for a 3:73 but just the unit and spiders, no ring or pinion etc. Did you check with Joe R. up in Independence? He has a lot of things. Tim

12-06-2013, 07:17 PM	#6
ls1nova71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Independence Mo Posts: 4,119	Re: WTB 3.73 rear end for 71-72 I need a whole rear end, drum to drum, but since I'm putting discs on it I don't really need the drums. Lol! I've known joe forever, he doesn't have anything. We were talking the other day how it used to be you couldn't give away a 3:73 rear end since everybody wanted 3:07s, now they aren't anywhere to be found. BTW, the blazer I need it for used to be Joe's, I'm making it a 2wd. __________________ My '72 short bed build. http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/conver...6-0-4l80e.html 5.3 swap into my RUSTY '71 C10 http://ls1tech.com/forums/conversion...71-c-10-a.html

12-09-2013, 04:17 AM	#7
ls1nova71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Independence Mo Posts: 4,119	Re: WTB 3.73 rear end for 71-72 Ttt __________________ My '72 short bed build. http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/conver...6-0-4l80e.html 5.3 swap into my RUSTY '71 C10 http://ls1tech.com/forums/conversion...71-c-10-a.html

12-09-2013, 09:24 PM	#8
71GeneralMotorsCorp Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 266	Re: WTB 3.73 rear end for 71-72 ls1, I've got a rear end you might be interested in.. It's my spare but, I might part with it for the right price. 69-70 coil sprung rear with a posi carrier in it. Has brand new Richmond 3:73 gears in it that were installed 3,000 miles ago. But, still has the 6 lug axle shafts. Everything but the brakes were gone through 3,000 miles ago when the ring and pinion were put in.. __________________ "Repetition penetrates even the dullest of minds"

01-04-2014, 01:24 PM	#10
ls1nova71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Independence Mo Posts: 4,119	Re: WTB 3.73 rear end for 71-72 So I took my 3:07 out of my short bed frame and had it rebuilt with a 3:73 posi, so I'm good to go on my current project. Still need another one to put back under the SB frame. Just needs to be 71-2 and 3:73 gear, non posi is fine. __________________ My '72 short bed build. http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/conver...6-0-4l80e.html 5.3 swap into my RUSTY '71 C10 http://ls1tech.com/forums/conversion...71-c-10-a.html

01-04-2014, 01:38 PM	#11
Clyde65 1965 Chevy C10, 2005 4.8L/4l60 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 8,541	Re: WTB 3.73 rear end for 71-72 They sure are getting hard to find in my neck of the woods also. Id like to have a spare just in case... __________________ Clyde65 Rebuild of Clyde http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post8338184 69 Aristocrat Lo Liner build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post7561684 *support our troops!*

01-21-2014, 10:26 AM	#12
Low Elco Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Indep, MO Posts: 5,893	Re: WTB 3.73 rear end for 71-72 Does the guy in Lenexa have one? Also, look on C-list in Ark City, KS. A guy is selling a TON of stuff. Does Teeitup have one? __________________ Boppa's Old Yeller Truck Build, Old Yeller's New Heart! Project Buzz Bomb Flyin' Low!



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