You can also use a 1940-50 1/2 ton axle housing so you keep stock matching Huck brakes and use a 1955-62 center section to have open drive line. This combo works great.
I do not like changing to a rear end with better brakes on it than the front. This can send you into a tail spin on panic stops.
If you are updating the front brakes than a rear end with Bendix brakes is fine.


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