68 Chevy P/U rear end bolt up to a 65???

[REDNOSE65]

Trying to change out rear ends (5 lug) and get highway gears.
Will a 68 Chevy P/U bolt right up to a 65??? Need some input, fellas.
I was givin the 68 rear end...will it work? Or should I save some bread and buy a newer one.

Thanks in advance.

[fleetsidelarry]

Originally Posted by REDNOSE65

Trying to change out rear ends (5 lug) and get highway gears.
Will a 68 Chevy P/U bolt right up to a 65??? Need some input, fellas.
I was givin the 68 rear end...will it work? Or should I save some bread and buy a newer one.

Thanks in advance.

Yes, bolts in, assuming both are trailing arm setups, you'll also get the same # of wheel lugs, if 1/2 ton swapping to 1/2 ton (6 lug), or 3/4 ton to 3/4 ton (8 lug). I'm not sure when they got 1 1/2 inches wider ('71-'72 are for sure but not clear about '67-'70) but even if it is the wider model it will still bolt right up, the one in my '66 is from a '71 and it was a simple take one out put the other in.
'course the '71-'72 are 5 lugs)

Is the '65 a 3.73 and the '68 a 3.07 (or 3.08, whatever)?

[fleetsidelarry]

sorry, rednose, I just re-read your post, you already HAVE 5 lugs? The '68 will be 6 lug.

[REDNOSE65]

Well I haven't actually seen it, but the guy told me th 68 is 5 lug. The one he has anyway. The one on my 65 is 6 lug. I want 5 lug and better highway gears. Any suggestions???

[fleetsidelarry]

If it has the ratio you want and its free, by all means, grab it. If it truly is out of a '68 (that is you know his truck was a '68) it will bolt up. If it's 5 lug then its the '71-'72. If its a 5 lug in a '68 its not the original rear unless the axels have been swapped or hubs redrilled.

[REDNOSE65]

Originally Posted by fleetsidelarry

If it has the ratio you want and its free, by all means, grab it. If it truly is out of a '68 (that is you know his truck was a '68) it will bolt up. If it's 5 lug then its the '71-'72. If its a 5 lug in a '68 its not the original rear unless the axels have been swapped or hubs redrilled.

Cool man, thanks. I will do some more investigative work.

[glendale]

i just finished putting in a 71-72 rear end in my 66 it a total bolt in i did trim my fender lips a bit but it was no big.

[REDNOSE65]

Originally Posted by glendale

i just finished putting in a 71-72 rear end in my 66 it a total bolt in i did trim my fender lips a bit but it was no big.

orale, well right now I'm running 15x10 reverses in the rear, but when I go 5 lug it'll be 15x8s so i hope there is no rubbing.

[glendale]

here you go buddy.
http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/pts/1903325939.html
http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/pts/1933930397.html