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1971 C10 Rear End Swap
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roomorGM
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| Posts: 3
| Joined: 10/09
Posted: 10/18/09
06:58 AM
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Recently bought '71 C10. I am about to pull the asthmatic 350 and TH350 trans for mild rebuild. Rear end appears to be a 12-bolt open (non-posi) GM truck rearend with 2.56/2.73 gears, rear suspension is coil springs. I would like to convert to posi with 3.55-3.73 gears. I am reading that the truck rear isn't the best candidate, would be expensive, and I'm on a budget. Are there any GM candidates for a direct bolt-in swap on this truck? Would not need to be bullet-proof, as the motor will probably be 300hp or so, street driven only. Thanks, roomor
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Posted: 10/20/09
12:49 PM
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It would not be any more xpensive than replacing it with another truck rearend `67 to `72 ( same width )get one from a stick, check to see if its posi, or 64 to 66 are one inch narrower but were 6 lug, they changed to 5 lug I think in `71
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