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scottco · 12-02-2014, 05:45 PM

I have located a 71 5 lug rear end today. Other than being 1 1/2 inches wider is there any other issues I need to watch out for when I swap it to my 64 C10. I plan on reworking the brakes but hope the rest is a bolt on.. Thanks

**Chevy Fleetside** · 12-02-2014, 06:02 PM

it is a bolt in. You will have to use your 64 parking brake cables.

scottco · 12-02-2014, 06:36 PM

Bought it as a pickup bed trailer so I will swap my 6 lug under it. Got the rear end I wanted and a trailer as a bonus for $150... Groovy

scottco · 12-02-2014, 06:45 PM

The bad part about this whole 5 lug swap is I am doing it for one stupid reason !!!! I love CRAGAR SS wheels and that's what I want on the 64. Don't really care about power disc or any of that stuff, Just the CRAGAR'S !! It's my age I guess, those wheels make anything look good !!

**Clyde65** · 12-02-2014, 09:30 PM

I have a 71/72 5 lug under my truck, you just need a tad more back spacing fo wheels.

I run 8" rallys and they work fine

chopper john · 12-02-2014, 09:57 PM

Thats not a stupid reason . Im building my truck around those wheels too. Haha

scottco · 12-02-2014, 10:03 PM

The wheels and tires will cost twice as much as I gave for the truck.. lol

scott657 · 12-02-2014, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottco

The bad part about this whole 5 lug swap is I am doing it for one stupid reason !!!! I love CRAGAR SS wheels and that's what I want on the 64. Don't really care about power disc or any of that stuff, Just the CRAGAR'S !! It's my age I guess, those wheels make anything look good !!

Agreed on the Cragars

**Captainfab** · 12-03-2014, 01:40 AM

The '71 12 bolt uses a short panhard bar versus your '64 which uses the long panhard bar. If you want to use the short panhard bar, you will need to put a slight bend in the end that bolts into the frame bracket. Otherwise you can cut the panhard bar bracket off of your '64 12 bolt and weld it to the '71 12 bolt and use the long panhard bar.

I'm a fan of Cragars too........

**slepysal** · 12-03-2014, 04:18 PM

I'm a fan of Cragars too........ x3
I swapped in a 67 rear end ( po had converted to 5 lugs) in my 60. I had an old set of deep dish Cragars that wont fit. The rear fender hits with out a tire . So I got some standard dish that will... just a heads up

12-02-2014, 05:45 PM	#1
scottco Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 198	Rear End swap ?? I have located a 71 5 lug rear end today. Other than being 1 1/2 inches wider is there any other issues I need to watch out for when I swap it to my 64 C10. I plan on reworking the brakes but hope the rest is a bolt on.. Thanks __________________ 1964 C10 SWB original 1970 SS El Camino 1964 Impala SS http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=649951

12-02-2014, 06:02 PM	#2
Chevy Fleetside Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,782	Re: Rear End swap ?? it is a bolt in. You will have to use your 64 parking brake cables. __________________ "A man and his truck, what a beautiful thing" 65 Short Fleetside BBC 65 Long Fleetside 283 3 on the tree for now. my build thread http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=259536

12-02-2014, 06:36 PM	#3
scottco Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 198	Re: Rear End swap ?? Bought it as a pickup bed trailer so I will swap my 6 lug under it. Got the rear end I wanted and a trailer as a bonus for $150... Groovy __________________ 1964 C10 SWB original 1970 SS El Camino 1964 Impala SS http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=649951

12-02-2014, 06:45 PM	#4
scottco Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 198	Re: Rear End swap ?? The bad part about this whole 5 lug swap is I am doing it for one stupid reason !!!! I love CRAGAR SS wheels and that's what I want on the 64. Don't really care about power disc or any of that stuff, Just the CRAGAR'S !! It's my age I guess, those wheels make anything look good !! __________________ 1964 C10 SWB original 1970 SS El Camino 1964 Impala SS http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=649951

12-02-2014, 09:30 PM	#5
Clyde65 1965 Chevy C10, 2005 4.8L/4l60 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 8,546	Re: Rear End swap ?? I have a 71/72 5 lug under my truck, you just need a tad more back spacing fo wheels. I run 8" rallys and they work fine __________________ Clyde65 Rebuild of Clyde http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post8338184 69 Aristocrat Lo Liner build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post7561684 *support our troops!*

12-02-2014, 09:57 PM	#6
chopper john Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: anaheim ca Posts: 274	Re: Rear End swap ?? Thats not a stupid reason . Im building my truck around those wheels too. Haha

12-02-2014, 10:03 PM	#7
scottco Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 198	Re: Rear End swap ?? The wheels and tires will cost twice as much as I gave for the truck.. lol __________________ 1964 C10 SWB original 1970 SS El Camino 1964 Impala SS http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=649951

12-03-2014, 01:40 AM	#9
Captainfab 60-66 Nut Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Posts: 23,252	Re: Rear End swap ?? The '71 12 bolt uses a short panhard bar versus your '64 which uses the long panhard bar. If you want to use the short panhard bar, you will need to put a slight bend in the end that bolts into the frame bracket. Otherwise you can cut the panhard bar bracket off of your '64 12 bolt and weld it to the '71 12 bolt and use the long panhard bar. I'm a fan of Cragars too........ __________________ Power Steering Box Adapter Plates For Sale HERE Power Brake Booster Adapter Brackets For Sale '63-'66 HERE and '67-'72 HERE and '60-'62 HERE and "60-'62 with clutch HERE Rear Disc Brake Brackets For Sale. Impala SS calipers HERE Camaro Calipers HERE D52 Calipers HERE 6 Lug HERE Hydroboost Mounting Plates HERE

12-03-2014, 04:18 PM	#10
slepysal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose NOR*CAL Posts: 3,080	Re: Rear End swap ?? I'm a fan of Cragars too........ x3 I swapped in a 67 rear end ( po had converted to 5 lugs) in my 60. I had an old set of deep dish Cragars that wont fit. The rear fender hits with out a tire . So I got some standard dish that will... just a heads up __________________ 1960 Apache long bed fleet L6 250 Clifford intake 2 bbl carb. Langdon cast headers with dual exhaust and bellflower tips. T-5 5 speed, power steering and power disc brakes. "Over, Around or through it... "



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