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Rear axle swap on 53 chevy truck #998077 01/09/2014 4:26 PM
Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 9 North Carolina H Hound dog New Guy
Hound dog New Guy H Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 9 North Carolina	Does anyone know if a direct rear axle swap will work from a Ranchero to 53 chevy truck? I know that they are around 61" hub to hub (mounting surface) but not sure. Any information would be greatly appreciated!!

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Rear axle swap on 53 chevy truck	Hound dog	01/09/2014 4:26 PM
Re: Rear axle swap on 53 chevy truck	R-Bo	01/09/2014 4:37 PM
Re: Rear axle swap on 53 chevy truck	Hound dog	01/09/2014 6:05 PM
Re: Rear axle swap on 53 chevy truck	46gmcpu	01/09/2014 7:40 PM
Re: Rear axle swap on 53 chevy truck	Hound dog	01/09/2014 8:40 PM
Re: Rear axle swap on 53 chevy truck	46gmcpu	01/09/2014 10:04 PM
Re: Rear axle swap on 53 chevy truck	Whitelightning	01/09/2014 9:20 PM

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