I basically researched the ring and pinion options (or lack thereof) to death. My truck is in the gallery under Tim Eastman's 1946 1/2 ton, even though it's a 1.5 ton. Anyway, as you can see, I want to DRIVE it to shows, not just trailer it all the time if the show is more than 50 miles from home. Yada, yada, yada . . .
So, here's what's happening:
I found a Dana 70 with 4.10 gears. (have the option now to go up or down in ring and pinion size!)
I found a guy, (machinist) that is going to (marry) the two together.
I am on my way out the door at the moment, but will try to get specs and pics as this progresses. Also, will keep track of the cost estimate.
Simply put, he is going to re-sline my original axles to fit the dana 70, so I can keep original wheels, but is cutting the 'chunk' out and replacing it with the dana 70.
