Thanks jorb. I almost wish you had not posted this. LOL! Now I am going to remove the rear springs and see if the torque tube will slip forward enough to reattach the springs properly. So now I am torn between fixing the rear brakes on this axle and attempting to move it forward or replacing the rear axle with the proper 54 axle. On one hand replacing the axle will bring this truck just that much closer to a 100pt truck on the other I gain a 411 gear ratio. grin OH WHAT TO DO??? Wait! I know, I will just pull the 4 bolts out of the transmission and slid back the ball to see if there is enough room to slide the diff. forward FIRST! thumbs_up

I didn't do it, no one saw me do it, you can't prove anything! "Bart Simpson"