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jeremywrags · 10-02-2017, 11:12 AM

Hi All,

Got a free rear end this weekend that a friend of a friend supposedly was using but decided to go with a 9 inch. All I can tell about it is that it's got 12 bolts and from what I can find is probably out of a late model truck. Currently my apache is sitting on the stock rear and measuring form the flange at the edge of the housing it's about 57 inches which is only about 1/2 inches wider than the stock housing.

Would this be a decent rear end to use? My plan for the truck is an around town toy and occasional long (3-4 hour) trip to the country. I will be putting a 6.0 LQ4 in the truck.

I will probably 4 link the rear so any advice on this or other rear end setups would be appreciated.

10-02-2017, 11:12 AM	#1
jeremywrags Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: United States Posts: 25	Is this rear end worth using in a 59 Apache? Hi All, Got a free rear end this weekend that a friend of a friend supposedly was using but decided to go with a 9 inch. All I can tell about it is that it's got 12 bolts and from what I can find is probably out of a late model truck. Currently my apache is sitting on the stock rear and measuring form the flange at the edge of the housing it's about 57 inches which is only about 1/2 inches wider than the stock housing. Would this be a decent rear end to use? My plan for the truck is an around town toy and occasional long (3-4 hour) trip to the country. I will be putting a 6.0 LQ4 in the truck. I will probably 4 link the rear so any advice on this or other rear end setups would be appreciated. Last edited by jeremywrags; 10-02-2017 at 11:29 AM.