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| | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Yes you can put an open driveline in. Pull the rear cover, take out the bolt holding in the "spider gears", push in on the axles to get the "C" retaining clips off the end of the axle and pull the axles out. Take all the bolts from around the center section and remove the torque tube assembly. I'm taking into account you have it loose from the tranny!
For my 1952 1/2 ton PANEL I used a 56 rear pumpkin so I went from a 4:11 gear to a 3:90...not much gain but better!
You can find later models, up through 62 or maybe later, that will bolt right in and you can use your same axles.
I cut off the old stuff and used a set of dodge perch blocks. About 10 bucks at the dealer for a set. Then I used 2" lowering blocks. You can get a set of lowering blocks with the U-bolts at Advance Auto and probably the other stores.
Good luck. Not a hard job but I do wish I had looked around for a later model with a higher gear.
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