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I have a 56 Chevy pickup with a 79 Camaro drive train. The problem is the axil assembly is to wide (61" drum to drum) to run a wide tire and wheel combo. Anyone know of a GM vehical with a rear axil assembly that is narrower than the camaro with the same 10 bolt pig so I don't have to modify my drive shaft?

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Try a V-8 powered Monza. Maybe an S10 pick-up? Someone will be along soon that has actually done such a swap. I'm mainly a "big" truck guy.
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the monza and s10 have 7.5" rearends which will be fine if you are running a six cylinder.

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My '78 Monte Carlo is 58 inches or close to that. On an AD truck that's narrow enough to make tubbing likely.


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why can't you just get some wheels with a lot of backspacing?


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It seems to me a nova of that era had the same rear end but was narrower.


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i'll measure my 77 nova when i get home. i plan to use the 10 bolt rear out of it under my 59


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Nova and 70-78(?) Camaro rears are interchangeable. Same width, same spring perch spacing.

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