JD, as Grigg posted it sounds like the rear end was swapped out for a 3/4t. In which case it is most likely a 4.57 or could be a 5.17.
When I was your age, that be a half century ago, I bought a 1934 Studebaker three window coupe. At that age I simply didn’t have the experience or knowledge base to really know where to start on a restoration. I soon realized that restoring it was way beyond my capabilities at the time. I tore it apart, did a few things to it, learned a few things from it, but never got it all back together and finally gave up and bought something that I could drive.
Back then, out in the country where I lived, if you could reach the pedals, you could drive around the neighborhood without anyone bothering your. I sold the coupe eventually and now all these years later with decades of mechanical experience under my belt, Looking back I wish I would have kept it. The thought of restoring it now would have been a real possibility.
I also wish I would have kept the 1938 LaSalle, ‘41 Caddy, ’51 & ’52 Chevy Coupes, the two ’53 Olds, the 1955 Pontiac, ‘60 Biscayne, ’64 Impala SS, the ’72 Nova and finally our 1974 Triumph TR6. Oh well, lesson learned, don’t get rid of anything, you never know what’s gonna become collectable!
Well, good luck on getting that truck JD and don’t loose site of your dreams, it just take time for them to come true.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
