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Old 08-26-2017, 09:45 PM   #18
Short 3/4
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Re: Eaton HO52 SWAP???

Back in 1985 we had a 62 camper special in the fleet at work that finally died. The boss let me have the rear end for free, so I put it on my 66 C10 and made it into a 3/4 ton. I used and abused that 66 as a work truck until last year when it finally rusted away.I now have that same Eaton bolted to my new project, a 65 K10, so now that rear end has outlived two trucks and is still going strong! In the late 80's I had Randy's Ring& Pinion install a NoSpin in it and at the time they said the diff was pretty worn and probably only had a few more years left. Well, that was 30 years ago. I'm not sure you can kill an HO52. You have a great truck there and that Eaton will serve it well. If you ever get rid of it I'll be glad to take those 4.10 gears off your hands. Good luck with your project - Tom
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