Lots of us on the list have. I suggest a perusal of the archives, and then
please let us know if you have any specific questions.
Allen
'50 3100
----- Original Message -----
From: "tim" <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
To: "Ole Truckers" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 50 GMC
On Wed, 21 Aug 2002, Doug Pewterbaugh wrote:
> No, the article says 3/4 & 1 Ton, not 1/2. And, in fact, this WON'T work
on
> 1/2 ton closed driveshaft models (AD 47-54). And don't know if it would
> work on 55-1st & up or not, but there wouldn't be any reason to do it.
The
> gears they talk about putting in are 4.11; that is what is in a 1/2 ton to
> start.
>
> Go look for an old 4WD Blazer rear (4WD will be 6 lug); there are 3 or
more,
> higher than 4.11, ratios to choose from & the width is very close.
That's interesting. The article says "The 1/2 ton owners can use the
3.55:1 saginaw setup from Patricks, Carter, etc."
http://50chevy.freeservers.com/Rearend.htm also mentions sticking with the
stock rear end and getting 3.55 gears from Patricks.
Has anyone done the swap on a 1/2 ton Chevy AD with Patrick's gears? I
just called Patrick's and the guy said that it's a fairly simple install.
Thanks!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tim" <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
> To: "Ole Truckers" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 1:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 50 GMC
>
>
> > On Tue, 20 Aug 2002, Kevin Murphy wrote:
> >
> > > Great taste in trucks!
> > > Here's the easy method to swap out to a 4.11 rear end in a 3/4 ton.
> > > http://www.oldGMCtrucks.com/page0276.html
> >
> > Wow, this looks really easy. The article mentions that this technique
> > also works for Chevies and 1/2 ton trucks. Anyone tried this swap on a
> > 1/2 ton Chevy AD truck?
Tim Lloyd, lloyd@lasp.colorado.edu
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