I’m 90% sure I have a non dually 8 bolt 1 ton here, right? I am planning to swap in my 2wd 1987 Chevy s-10 rear 5 bolt and a 4 link. Anyone know this rear end?
If the studs look like they have about an extra 1/4 inch too much length for nothing it’s a dual rear wheel axle If the studs stick out from the nuts just nice then it’s a single rear wheel axle That’s the only difference The ratio is 5.13 about as that’s the only option for a 1 ton and you mentioned it came from SK so it likely is all original as no one had two pennys to make modification to the trucks in that province and the 3/4 ton is much rarer to find in SK which would be the only source for a lower ratio axle Your other photos show it has the auxiliary spring package which means it was meant to haul a lot of weight. -s
Thanks both of you! You can see the rear wheel Center is proud a few inches in the attached picture, am I dealing with a dually that just has one tire on it or is that just a single rear wheel and it sticks out like that.
That's a single rear wheel. A dual wheel would be a lot deeper than that. If it was mounted inboard, then the whole hub would stick out past the wheel, and if mounted outboard the wheel would stick out quite a bit more past the hub.
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Yes the wheels themselves are very different for single vs dual I though you were asking about the axle only The axles are identical except the stud lengths but close enough you can mount the duals on the single axle by leaving off the round pressure spreading nut plate I have a a couple trucks running duals like that -s
