Potential parts donor truck for my 62 C-10

[Vincenthdfan]

Thanks for the info Captain.

When I first got the 62 I immediately thought I wanted to 5 lug it front and rear so I could put American Racing Torque Thrust wheels on it...always liked the looks of them.

However, since then...the slotted wheels have kind of grown on me and I get compliments on them all the time so I may have a hard time letting go of them.

I'm kind of torn about just leaving torsions in mine and just doing rear drop springs and 2 1'2" drop spindles with 6 lug discs or going the Full Monty front end swap?

I do already have the whole front clip off because I took the tired 283 out to replace with a new crate 350.

If I were to utilize the rear axle from the donor truck, how much different is the width?

Welding new perches on is not a problem, I see you sell some for that purpose and I do plenty of welding.

Any idea how much taller a gear ratio an 81 like that may have in it?

Previous owner installed a World Class T-5 with S-10 tail shaft in the truck as well, but its kind of whiny...so that may be another item to consider as well.

If that 81 rear end was tall enough, I could put a standard 4 speed back in without strength worries.

Ugh, decisions, decisions!