RE: [old-chevy-truck] Re: Rear Ends

2011-05-26 Thread Green, Steven D. 

I read a tech article some guy wrote on sticking a 1950-1954 Chevy car rear 
axle (from a powerglide equipped car) underneath a 1946 and older  Chevy 
pickup.  He got better highway speeds and 5-bolt axles out of the deal on the 
cheap.

Question: anyone know if this swap will work in a 1947-1953 pickup?Is this 
a bad idea in general?

Thanks,
Steve
1953 3100


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Re: [old-chevy-truck] Re: Rear Ends

2011-05-26 Thread k ohlgren 
as long as your not going to use your truck to haul loads
yes it is a good idea.
check out chevytrucks.org
 scroll
way down to find a rear end that fits your truck

i used this site to select an 89 trans am rear end for my 58
the rearend has disc brakes and a 3.27 gear
with my 700r4 i can cruise @ 80 mph

any axle swap will need the spring pads relocated

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Green, Steven D.  wrote:

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> I read a tech article some guy wrote on sticking a 1950-1954 Chevy car rear
> axle (from a powerglide equipped car) underneath a 1946 and older Chevy
> pickup. He got better highway speeds and 5-bolt axles out of the deal on the
> cheap.
>
> Question: anyone know if this swap will work in a 1947-1953 pickup? Is this
> a bad idea in general?
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
> 1953 3100
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RE: [old-chevy-truck] Re: Rear Ends

2011-05-26 Thread James Tye 
Why in the world would you want to?  You would still have an enclosed 
driveshaft, an obsolete rear end, brake pad issues, etc.  Why not just get a 
rearend off an open drive line vehicle such as a '69 Chevy half ton.  Get some 
pads, be sure and use a n adapter plate to get the rear end to sit where it 
should, get the back plate off a 2 ton or 3/4 ton truck.  Bolts right up on a 4 
speed.  My dad did that in the early seventies.  The GPS says I'm doing about 
60 and not putting too much strain on the engine.  Speedo says I'm going 
faster, haven't conquered that one yet, but the GPS keeps me from donating to 
the state.

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I read a tech article some guy wrote on sticking a 1950-1954 Chevy car rear 
axle (from a powerglide equipped car) underneath a 1946 and older  Chevy 
pickup.  He got better highway speeds and 5-bolt axles out of the deal on the 
cheap.



Question: anyone know if this swap will work in a 1947-1953 pickup?Is this 
a bad idea in general?



Thanks,

Steve

1953 3100



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