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| | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 16 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 16 | 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?
Last edited by helpmychevy; 02/19/2009 8:34 PM.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 53 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 53 | 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
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 16 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 16 | 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. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | 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.
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 16 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 16 | 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. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 874 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 874 | Forget about the backing plates, get the length between wheel mounting surfaces. (wms) | | | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 16 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 16 | 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. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 53 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 53 | It should be ok. The S10 4X4 that is under my truck measured 52 back to back and 60 face to face. | | |
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