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02-04-2007, 11:05 PM | #1 |
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What rear end gearing do I have?
My truck is a 1980, came from the factory with a 350-4bbl/TH350. It's got a 12 bolt rear end, not sure if that's original though.
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02-04-2007, 11:52 PM | #2 |
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Re: What rear end gearing do I have?
look in the glove box it should still have a paper tag telling you if not beats me also i think it might be on the driver door
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02-05-2007, 06:00 PM | #3 |
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Re: What rear end gearing do I have?
If it is anything but standard it will be listed in the glove box in the RPO section, if it is standard, it is most likely 3.08. There is a stamping on the axle, but I don't have the codes to decifer them...
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02-05-2007, 06:10 PM | #4 |
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Re: What rear end gearing do I have?
I have the codes for the ring gear numbers but you have to take the cover off....
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02-05-2007, 06:31 PM | #5 |
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Re: What rear end gearing do I have?
If you get in that deep you can just read them off the ring gear and divide them to get the ratio.
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02-05-2007, 08:43 PM | #6 |
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Re: What rear end gearing do I have?
I'll just look at the RPO sheet. I don't think the 12 bolt came on the truck from the factory, but I'll just assume that it did!
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02-05-2007, 10:42 PM | #7 |
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Re: What rear end gearing do I have?
from what i was told the 2500 2wd did have a 6 lug 12 bolts but i think it was in a later models not our years
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Re: What rear end gearing do I have?
my 68 4wd has 12 bolt with 3.73's
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02-06-2007, 12:00 AM | #9 | |
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Re: What rear end gearing do I have?
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12bolts came factory on all 73-80's. 10bolts started showing up in 81 and 12bolts were gone by 82...
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02-06-2007, 01:50 AM | #10 |
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