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Old 12-30-2019, 09:58 AM   #1
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Rear end ratio?

Any thoughts on what a 61 c10 3/4 ton 4 speed with granny would have for a rear end gear ratio? Haven't bought the truck yet just trying to figure what trans I can replace with . Leaning toward a 700r.
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Old 12-30-2019, 10:14 AM   #2
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Re: Rear end ratio?

Do you know the gear ratio?

Does it currently have a 4 speed or auto?
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Old 12-30-2019, 10:20 AM   #3
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Re: Rear end ratio?

I don't know the rear end ratio. That's what I was asking. The truck is a 3/4ton 4 spd. standard with granny low. I want to put auto in but not change the rear end. I want to be able to drive to town and not do 3000 rpm at 50 mph. Any thoughts on what the rear end ratio would be?
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Re: Rear end ratio?

Here is the chart on rear axle codes. The stamp is on the top of the drivers side axle:
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Old 12-30-2019, 12:32 PM   #5
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If it's original, per the Rod's chart it's a 4.57 ratio. A 700R4 trans has a .7 ratio OD, so that would give you a 3.2 ratio in OD. That's a respectable drop in RPM! The 700 has a really steep first gear with a big drop in RPM from 1st to 2nd. A lot of people use a 200 for this reason. I think that I recall that a 200 needs a bit of beefing up if it's going to be used hard, though.
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Old 12-30-2019, 12:33 PM   #6
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Re: Rear end ratio?

Thank you Rocknrod looks like they were all 457 ratio. Probably not too good to cruise around in even with a 700r. So probably a rear end change, so it will be more user friendly. Just trying to figure out what I will all need before I go look at this truck.
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If it's original, per the Rod's chart it's a 4.57 ratio. A 700R4 trans has a .7 ratio OD, so that would give you a 3.2 ratio in OD. That's a respectable drop in RPM! The 700 has a really steep first gear with a big drop in RPM from 1st to 2nd. A lot of people use a 200 for this reason. I think that I recall that a 200 needs a bit of beefing up if it's going to be used hard, though.
I also have a 200r but I want to kind of use this truck for hauling a car and trailer once in a while. I didn't know if the 200r would get it done without dumping a bunch of money in it. Most of the use will just be driving around. Thank you Mr.Steve.
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Re: Rear end ratio?

You could put an nv4500 5 speed in it since it’s already a manual.

Or you can get a 14 bolt and Captn Fabs mounts and swap that out before your trans
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You could put an nv4500 5 speed in it since it’s already a manual.

Or you can get a 14 bolt and Captn Fabs mounts and swap that out before your trans

This is the route I took with my 64 C20. I swapped the original rear axle out with a 14 bolt with 4.10 gears and also put in a NV4500 from a 98 c3500. Hope to get it running and driving this summer.
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Your first post says '61 C10 3/4 ton. A C10 is a 1/2 ton with 6 lug wheels. A C20 is a 3/4 ton with 8 lug wheels. Additionally a '61 will not be a C series, it is an Apache 10 or an Apache 20. The C series did not start until 1962.
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Your first post says '61 C10 3/4 ton. A C10 is a 1/2 ton with 6 lug wheels. A C20 is a 3/4 ton with 8 lug wheels. Additionally a '61 will not be a C series, it is an Apache 10 or an Apache 20. The C series did not start until 1962.
I didn't notice this Captain till you pointed it out. It is an Apache 20 eight lug wheels. I have been in half ton land too long. Thank you
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You could put an nv4500 5 speed in it since it’s already a manual.

Or you can get a 14 bolt and Captn Fabs mounts and swap that out before your trans
When you say 14 bolt rear end? Not real up on this 3/4 ton stuff yet. Would that be a bolt in? What did they come in? Maybe I could do the rear end and leave the old trans for now. Thanks for the info
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Some 67-72 20 series trucks with V-8 & automatic had 4:11 gears in them & the 3rd member fits your housing. They can be hard to find though.
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When you say 14 bolt rear end? Not real up on this 3/4 ton stuff yet. Would that be a bolt in? What did they come in? Maybe I could do the rear end and leave the old trans for now. Thanks for the info
It won’t be bolt in, but Captn Fab has trailing arm mounts that you can use after you remove the leaf spring mounts.
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Re: Rear end ratio?

I don't know about the interchangeability of the rear ends, but you could probably find a Dana 60 from a big block truck that has a 3.54 axle ratio. It would have leaf spring mounts, most of the time. I see that some have coils.
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The 14 bolt was available in both the 10.5" full floating and the 9.5" semi floating configuration starting in 1973 in the C/K20's and 30's up into the 2000's somewhere when GM went to the AAM differential. So there are tons of them out there. Even if you do find a Dana 60 from a '67-'72 truck, the trailing arm mounts will still have to be moved to bolt up to the trailing arms in your '61.
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The 14 bolt was available in both the 10.5" full floating and the 9.5" semi floating configuration starting in 1973 in the C/K20's and 30's up into the 2000's somewhere when GM went to the AAM differential. So there are tons of them out there. Even if you do find a Dana 60 from a '67-'72 truck, the trailing arm mounts will still have to be moved to bolt up to the trailing arms in your '61.
I'm not all that familiar with these year trucks. Did the '61s only come with coils?
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Thank you guys for all the come backs. I am going to look at the truck this weekend i hope weather permitting. Now at least i know what to look for. I have a 70 gmc I have that's been apart 6 years and i just want a driver. That I can putt around in chase parts, go for coffee. Getting ready to retire so hopefully should have lots of free time. Thanks again!
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Captain , you burst my bubble again ! I bought a 72 frame with a dana 60 with 4:10 s and thought i understood it would be a direct bolt in.
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The '60-'66 Chevy 2wd came standard with trailing arms and coil springs. The '63-'66 GMC's came standard with leaf springs in the rear.

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The '60-'66 Chevy 2wd came standard with trailing arms and coil springs. The '63-'66 GMC's came standard with leaf springs in the rear.
Back in the '60s, I worked for my BiL on the weekends on a fleet of trucks used by a company that installed central heat and air. I'm certain that they were all Chevies; I don't recall any D-word or F-word trucks, and no GMCs, either. I also don't remember what they had for suspension, sad to say. If it got shocks, for example, I just put 'em on. I was just a kid, I didn't order the parts. Their fleet started at about '55 or so, up to new stuff for the years I was working there- '68 until '72. I DO remember sitting on cardboard for the ride home after putting rod and main bearings in a '56 Chevy truck from underneath. I had black drain oil over pretty much all of my skin. Guess I'll never rust. Too bad I didn't pay more attention to them back in the day. I'd be a goldmine of information :shrug:
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