Is the rear end blown??
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Get one with disc brakes. Your truck is set-up to run 'em, might as well keep 'em.
Is your truck 4WD? if so, make sure you get an axle with the same gears.
Any 10 bolt from a 1500 should work. You could get a 14 bolt from a 2500. But you'll be running 2 different sets of wheels.
Is your truck 4WD? if so, make sure you get an axle with the same gears.
Any 10 bolt from a 1500 should work. You could get a 14 bolt from a 2500. But you'll be running 2 different sets of wheels.
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You have a 10 bolt, but seeing how its 4wd, you'll want to make sure you get an axle with the same gears, or you WILL break a lot of stuff.
The way to tell the kind of axle you have, count the diff cover bolts... you have a 10 bolt.
The way to tell your gears, is to look in the glovebox for the RPO codes. In the general tech section there should be a sticky with a breakdown of the codes, if not post it here, and me or someone else will be able to help you out.
I don't know when disc brakes became standard for Chevy, my moms 2000 2500 had drums.
The way to tell the kind of axle you have, count the diff cover bolts... you have a 10 bolt.
The way to tell your gears, is to look in the glovebox for the RPO codes. In the general tech section there should be a sticky with a breakdown of the codes, if not post it here, and me or someone else will be able to help you out.
I don't know when disc brakes became standard for Chevy, my moms 2000 2500 had drums.
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Get one with disc brakes. Your truck is set-up to run 'em, might as well keep 'em.
Is your truck 4WD? if so, make sure you get an axle with the same gears.
Any 10 bolt from a 1500 should work. You could get a 14 bolt from a 2500. But you'll be running 2 different sets of wheels.
Is your truck 4WD? if so, make sure you get an axle with the same gears.
Any 10 bolt from a 1500 should work. You could get a 14 bolt from a 2500. But you'll be running 2 different sets of wheels.
dont they have 14 bolt six lug? why would i have to run two different sets of wheels? sizes? im running 15 inch rim right now.
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If you were to find a semi floating 14bolt, that would be 6lug, I always forget that all 1500s are 6lug now. the 14bolt full floater is 8-lug. Herres a few codes for ya for the rearend.
GQ1 -- AXLE REAR, STD RATIO
GT4 -- AXLE REAR, 3.73 RATIO
GT5 -- AXLE REAR, 4.10 RATIO
GU4 -- AXLE REAR, 3.08 RATIO
GU5 -- AXLE REAR, 3.23 RATIO
GU6 -- AXLE REAR, 3.42 RATIO
G80 -- AXLE REAR, LIMITED SLIP (POSITRACTION)
HC4 -- AXLE REAR, 4.56 RATIO
GQ1 -- AXLE REAR, STD RATIO
GT4 -- AXLE REAR, 3.73 RATIO
GT5 -- AXLE REAR, 4.10 RATIO
GU4 -- AXLE REAR, 3.08 RATIO
GU5 -- AXLE REAR, 3.23 RATIO
GU6 -- AXLE REAR, 3.42 RATIO
G80 -- AXLE REAR, LIMITED SLIP (POSITRACTION)
HC4 -- AXLE REAR, 4.56 RATIO
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If you were to find a semi floating 14bolt, that would be 6lug, I always forget that all 1500s are 6lug now. the 14bolt full floater is 8-lug. Herres a few codes for ya for the rearend.
GQ1 -- AXLE REAR, STD RATIO
GT4 -- AXLE REAR, 3.73 RATIO
GT5 -- AXLE REAR, 4.10 RATIO
GU4 -- AXLE REAR, 3.08 RATIO
GU5 -- AXLE REAR, 3.23 RATIO
GU6 -- AXLE REAR, 3.42 RATIO
G80 -- AXLE REAR, LIMITED SLIP (POSITRACTION)
HC4 -- AXLE REAR, 4.56 RATIO
GQ1 -- AXLE REAR, STD RATIO
GT4 -- AXLE REAR, 3.73 RATIO
GT5 -- AXLE REAR, 4.10 RATIO
GU4 -- AXLE REAR, 3.08 RATIO
GU5 -- AXLE REAR, 3.23 RATIO
GU6 -- AXLE REAR, 3.42 RATIO
G80 -- AXLE REAR, LIMITED SLIP (POSITRACTION)
HC4 -- AXLE REAR, 4.56 RATIO
i looked in the glove box and all i see is a sticker deal with a ton of numbers.