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Old 08-29-2017, 09:52 PM   #127
gigamanx
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Re: 1949 Chevy with S10 swap. Beginner build with ambition!

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Originally Posted by 99 to Life View Post
yeah with the s10 or blazer rears, which is what I like to use. Id suggest cutting your pads off the axle, then you can rotate your axle where you need it and tack your pads back in place. Or..... if you wanna spend extra money you can get pinion shims. But its better to do it the first way I suggested. Getting those pads off the axle with an angle grinder works but takes a while, they are really welded on there good. careful you don't cut through the axle tube. if you do just weld it back up.
Not by the truck this week, but was wondering why I would need to cut the tabs at all? Can't I take the angle from the rear pinion and just move the engine to match? The only reason I would think that wouldn't work is if the stock rear end is either zero degrees or more than 5 degrees?
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