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I think the carrier break is at 4:10 and below so you should be Ok to just regear it. But you probably could find complete running gear from another truck for less money and less work. I'm with you as far vas originality goes though, my K20 has 4:56s in it and I would have kept the axles and regeared it if I didn't have to buy new carriers too. I found front and rear axles out of a 1980 for around 600.00. Haven't put them in yet though...