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| | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 7 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 7 | I have a 49 Chevy one ton that has a 5 lug rear end bolt pattern. Is this common for this year? All that I have found in the search section does not include a 5 lug pattern. Does anyone have a measurement guide to this pattern? I will need to upgrade the rims and tires as they still have the split rims. All help would be appreciated. | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | I can only think of one of 2 possibilties that it would have a 5 lug rear, 1-someone has swapped out the rearend, possibly for a Dodge or IH, or 2-It's not a 1 ton, but perhaps a 1 1/2 ton. Are the fronts 5 or 8 lug?
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 7 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 7 | Thanks for the response. I checked the front and they are 8 lugs. Now the truck was originally a fire truck. Did they put a heavier rear end in those trucks? | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Not from the factory. It might have been done later in it's life to increase load capacity.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | Count the bolts on the pumpkin.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 7 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 7 | There are 10 bolts on the pumpkin | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | Could be a GM 10 bolt. Look for any identifying marks on it.
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | measure across the studs at the widest point looking at the studs as if they were a star, out of the 5 studs 2 will be wider, if they are 4.5" center to center its a GM rearend
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