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#37896 01/23/2004 5:56 PM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 297 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 297 | If i were to change rearends in my 54 1/2 ton, and keep my 235 motor, what would i be looking for that would be the simpliest to drop in. i know i have to ditch the torque tube but what else am i looking at? is it cheaper to just buy the conversion kits for the existing rearend?. all i am looking for is daily driver stuff but be able to run the speed limit out on the highways and byways.
54 3100 w/62 235 "Yosemite Sam"
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#37897 01/24/2004 2:24 AM | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 | If I'm not mistaken, torque tube setups use a transmission that bolts to the torque tube. Non-TT transmissions are easy to find. You'll need a driveshaft, too. | | |
#37898 01/24/2004 4:25 AM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | A friend of mine has a '54 with transmission, driveshaft and rear axle from a '58, or at least that is what he was told.
1955 1st GMC Suburban | 1954 GMC 250 trailer puller project | 1954 GMC 250 Hydra-Matic | 1954 Chevy 3100 . 1947 Chevy COE | and more...
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#37899 01/26/2004 5:41 PM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 297 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 297 | i was actually asking about a car rear end, like a nova or camaro. which ones are the easiest to drop under? someone mentioned a s10 rear end in an earlier post???
54 3100 w/62 235 "Yosemite Sam"
Born a Jay Hawk, raised an Okie and resurrected in Texas!http://community.webshots.com/user/djed50
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#37900 01/26/2004 5:56 PM | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 146 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 146 | The PO of my 54 truck swapped a 1973 4WD chevy 12 bolt rear. Looked like that was easy except for new shock mounts on the frame. But he also put in a later sm420 trans and built a drive shaft.
if it dosen't need fixed, break it
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