The 3/4 rear gearing is pretty low for highway use. Something like 5.13 or so.
Unfortunately there are no taller ring and pinion sets readily available for
this diff. About the easiest option is to replace the entire rear with
something of similar width. Here is a link listing rear end widths:
http://50chevy.freeservers.com/Suspension_Widths
Hope this helps,
Jack / Winter Park FL
On Tue, 20 Aug 2002 12:06:44 EDT Cat849@aol.com wrote:
Good morning. I finally was able to get my 50 GMC trailered to my shop over
the weekend. What a beauty. This truck spent most of it's time on a cattle
ranch in eastern Oregon. Needless to say rust will not be a big problem in
the restoration of this vehicle. The pickup is a 3/4 ton.
My question is can I change the gearing in the rear end? If so what gear
ratio should I look for so to accommodate a higher gearing for highway
travel? Thanks for any suggestions or comments..........
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