Rear end widths, worth keeping? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**special-K** · 11-21-2018, 09:58 AM

Both are equally worth keeping. While the 5-lug disc brake crowd 71/72 will want the late rears the Stepside, stay original, stay 6-lug disc or drum crowd would be wanting the early ones.

Bones72Super · 11-21-2018, 10:05 AM

If the fill plug is a square protrusion it is a open rear end, if the fill plug is round with square recessed that sticks out from the body of the rear end housing it should be a posi. Ever since someone pass this information to me about 2 years ago every rear end that I have checked has rang true with this statement

57larry · 11-21-2018, 03:01 PM

thanks Bones, did not know that, but it's true on my rear

11-21-2018, 09:58 AM	#1
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Rear end widths, worth keeping? Both are equally worth keeping. While the 5-lug disc brake crowd 71/72 will want the late rears the Stepside, stay original, stay 6-lug disc or drum crowd would be wanting the early ones. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

11-21-2018, 10:05 AM	#2
Bones72Super Registered User Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Lake Travis,Texas Posts: 769	Re: Rear end widths, worth keeping? If the fill plug is a square protrusion it is a open rear end, if the fill plug is round with square recessed that sticks out from the body of the rear end housing it should be a posi. Ever since someone pass this information to me about 2 years ago every rear end that I have checked has rang true with this statement __________________ WTB 71-72 Original paint Medium Red hood WTB 1972 Very nice original Parchment seat belt set

11-21-2018, 03:01 PM	#3
57larry Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 1,161	Re: Rear end widths, worth keeping? thanks Bones, did not know that, but it's true on my rear

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