The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk Dusty getting a new rear end

After a lot of thought on this, I FINALLY decided to upgrade Dusty's rear end. I got on the phone yesterday and called MY favorite parts supplier, Classic Parts Of America, and spoke with a VERY knowledgeable and helpful "ANGIE" (X-245) about getting all the right items to complete my upgrade. I ended up ordering the 3.38 to 1 Ring & Pinion gears, the complete installation kit and the differential carrier and rear cover gaskets. Running a stock 235 won't put me in the "fast lane", I know, but the higher ratio should at least give me a better top end (with lower RPM), and save somewhat on gas. Anyone out there that has completed this upgrade, and can pass along their insight on the installation and results?

I did it on a 56 about 2 years ago. Makes a whole different truck out of it. With a good 235 you will be able to go out there & run 65-70. Make shure you get the tooth pattern right. They come with good instructions & there are plenty of guys on the websight that will help. I wanted to put a set in the 58 I have now but they weren,t available for a long time so I put in a T-5.

Wrencbender--Thanks for the reply! I'm running a completely rebuilt 235 (with only 1300 miles on the speedo since rebuild), so yep, it is a strong motor. Will be looking forward to seeing how much better the truck performs with the new rear end! I will take your advice about the tooth pattern being correct, and appreciate the advice.
P.S. I'm "Ret." also--isn't it GREAT?