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swaping rear axels
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Posted: 10/14/09
03:02 PM
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Rebuilding a 42 chevy p/u and it has what I believe is a 63-66 chevelle 10 bolt rear end. I have a set of corvette rally's that are the same bolt pattern as a chevy s-10 but the bolt pattern on the end is not the same bolt pattern!how can i swap the original axels for s-10 axel shafts
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smurf1
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Posted: 10/14/09
07:14 PM
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First of all, they didn't start making Chevelles until 1964. Next on the mistake list, if the rally wheels fit the S-10 axles and not the axles in the rearend in the truck, then it's not a Chevelle rearend. They were also a 4 3/4" bolt pattern. The way I see it, you have two options. 1 Switch the rearend out to one that your wheels fit. 2 Have the axles in the existing rearend redrilled to the 4 3/4" bolt pattern. You'll also need to have the brakedrums drilled to match.
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mpayne
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Posted: 10/15/09
11:06 AM
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The wheels maybe the same bolt pattern but I bet the offset wont be the same. Cars usually have a +35-42mm offset while trucks have a +10-15mm offset.
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Posted: 10/15/09
02:15 PM
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mm? 
my ruler don't have them marks 
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smurf1
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Posted: 10/15/09
04:25 PM
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Quit tryin' to maks things difficult! If the Vette wheels won't fit the axles, then they're probably a 5 on 5 bolt pattern, assuming that it's really a GM rearend
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ebb_soul
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Posted: 10/15/09
06:36 PM
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Hey man, yer talk'n on th' wrong side on th' tape measure!
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smurf1
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Posted: 10/17/09
06:37 PM
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Yeah! Ya got that right ebbsoul. Metric stuff ain't got any business in or around classic trucks, not even dimensions!
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mpayne
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Posted: 10/27/09
04:04 PM
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Im just going off what modern wheel specs are.
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