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on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down with Ads! Again, thanks! | | | | Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,004 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,004 | The axle body itself is identical between 3600 and 3800 There maybe a minor detail where the springs sit on the axle I don’t recall if there is a wider pad welded on the 1ton axle where the spring pack sits the backing plates and drums are different sizes If you need a new axle you can take the one from the 3600 but then you need to swap backing plates and all your brake parts Or you can run the whole 3600 axle and brakes on your 1 ton However that’s confusing to the future people who will work on your truck finding smaller brakes where they didn’t expect to The 3/4 ton brake drums aren’t any easier to source so there is no advantage to doing that swap The pads are available new for both 3600 and 3800 rear -s | | |
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