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Hello knowledgeable ones, I was told a 52-54 chevy car that came with a power glide trans, would have had 355 gears or there abouts, so a good swap to my 52 pu, to get better / lower rps, at highway speeds, vs the 411's in it now. My question is, does anyone know what the gears are in a 52-54 chevy car that would had had the 3 speed std trans ?
thanks

I believe 53-54 with std shift had a 3:70. I ran the 3:55 powerglide car rear under my 46 half ton for a long time, easy swap.

52-MOBIL, I wanted to do the same thing on my 53 AD, but found out the rear axle/torgue tube is shorter and narrower. It came out of a 54 two door car. So I suggest you get out the tape measure. I think it will work on the 41-46 trucks.

That's the way I understand . The powerglide rear end will fit the older models but not the AD's.

I've had a few drive shafts shortened but can they be lengthen?