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okay guys i got a 1950 3600 pickup what the lenght on the rearend from backing plat to backing plat? i found a guy i work with who has a 10 bolt that he completely rebuilt paint and everything he ended up not using it. he offered it to me for $200, it out of a old camaro will it be wide enough or to wide?

You need to measure from drum face to drum face. My 3/4 tons are right at 60". BUT CHECK your own to make sure you do not end up with a $200 door stop.

When you start working on these old trucks a tape measure is yout best friend.

Jim

i want to measure it my self but winter came in the north and i got thrown out of the grage so my truck is on the side of my house rapped in a tarp under a lot snow of.

Mine came out of a 1980 Camaro and fits just fine in my 51 3600. The 10 bolt from that generation Camaro is 62" from plate to plate.

well i just got off the phone with the guy who has it and he told me it is 52 and 3/4 from backing plate to backing plate so did i have him measure rong or this thing is not going to fit.

Forget about the backing plates, get the length between wheel mounting surfaces. (wms)

well i got out and found that mine is 52 in from backing plate to backing plate. the ten bolt is 52 and 3/4 so i think it is going to work.
Thanks for the help.

It should be ok. The S10 4X4 that is under my truck measured 52 back to back and 60 face to face.