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will the complete rear end out of 52 pass fit into a 53 1/2 ton (4 speed trans). or will just the ring and pinion interchange.i am asking this question for a friend of mine.im thinking that the THE gears should work but am unsure about the complete unit.
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I know the gears are different, there are 3.55 gear sets reproduced for the pickups. I am sure someone else will know how easy the whole rear end swap would or would not be.
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Other than bearing the truck differential and ring gear and pinion is all slightly larger than the passenger car.
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But, can the whole rearend/s be swapped as an assembly?
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It would not be a bolt in. It would take some fabrication to make it work.
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The springs mount to the axle housing in a different manner and the torque tube from the truck will not fit the car housing and the torque tubes of the two are of different lengths.
The truck has wheel/axle 6 lugs and the car 5, the car banjo housing provides for a different tread width than a truck.
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I image it could be done but it will require hours & hours of fabrication, adaptation & mixing/matching of parts. Would be a whole lot easier & way cheaper to use the 3:55 gears & simply bolt them into your existing truck rear end. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=725977
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