1 ton axles

[speedking]

Thanks for all the info. I found an axle from a "70 Suburban with a 350/Auto;it's a 4.10 ratio. It's also a coil spring rig,so I took the pumpkin out ans istalled it in my truck. I won't be able to run 16's on the rear,but the 17.5's I have are still about 80%,so I should be good to go for a couple of years,anyway.(HMmmmm--I wonder if I could swap the drums/hubs/backing plates from the 'burb onto my truck??) Any input on this idea? I did find that the '70 axle's shafts are about half a foot too long to use in my housing. But,my truck goes down the road fast enough now for me to notice I have a wheel seriously out of balance,so I'm happy with the gearing now-3400 rpms at 75 mph.
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