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| | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | Whoever told you the S-10 is the right width doesn't have the whole story and may have mislead you.
Do you want the five lug pattern or the six? Since the S-10 is five I'll guess that is the direction you want to do. I used the rear from a '73 Chevelle under mine. Its 62 inches wide across the wheel mounting face, which I think is the better place to measure. Measuring backing plates tells you if it will fit your springs, measuring the wheel mounting faces tells you where the wheels will end up under the fenders.
The 62 inch wide axle I used seems to work about perfect. The downside of the Chevelle is you have to cut the coil spring stuff off and weld on leaf spring pads. I've been driving mine five years with that Chevelle rear under it.
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