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Title: REAREND EXCHANGE 85 SILVERADO
Post by: hosscatt on September 23, 2009, 09:55:25 am
HI I AM NEW TO THIS SITE AND HAVE HAD MY 85 SILVERADO SINCE 1991 BROUGHT FROM 1ST OWNER I AM PUTTING IN CRATE ENGINE FROM JEGS. I WANT TO PUT 700R4 IN TRUCK NOW HAS 400TURBO TRUCK DID HAVE V 6 ENGINE. THE TRUCK HAS 2.73 GEARS NOW. WOULD 3.42 GEARS WORK GOOD WITH THE 700R4 TRANS?  ONE OTHER QUESTION WOULD THE COMPLETE REAR END FROM 85 EL CAMINO FIT MY TRUCK AND WHEEL BOLT PAT. BE SAME?                            THANKS HOSSCATT
Title: Re: REAREND EXCHANGE 85 SILVERADO
Post by: VileZambonie on September 23, 2009, 10:13:11 am
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What size tires are you running? What engine are you putting in it?
Title: Re: REAREND EXCHANGE 85 SILVERADO
Post by: hosscatt on September 23, 2009, 11:45:24 am
15 inch  tires 350 engine
Title: Re: REAREND EXCHANGE 85 SILVERADO
Post by: VileZambonie on September 23, 2009, 11:48:43 am
Wow, those are some pretty small tires...
Title: Re: REAREND EXCHANGE 85 SILVERADO
Post by: hosscatt on September 23, 2009, 11:52:49 am
yea  2 wheel drive old school dont like the wagon wheel look putting crager ss wheels on 15 x 8 
Title: Re: REAREND EXCHANGE 85 SILVERADO
Post by: SUX2BU99 on September 23, 2009, 12:04:22 pm
Nah, what he means is your tire size, not wheel size. The important part is how tall your tires are going to be. Example: z 275/60-15 tire is 28" tall. This could affect your gear ratio choice compared to say using a 31" tall tire.
Title: Re: REAREND EXCHANGE 85 SILVERADO
Post by: Captkaos on September 23, 2009, 02:29:05 pm
El Camino rearend is not going to bolt in a truck.  It is a car rear end and has a different bolt pattern.
Title: Re: REAREND EXCHANGE 85 SILVERADO
Post by: hosscatt on September 23, 2009, 02:32:31 pm
THAX FOR INFO ABOUT EL CAMINO  TIRE SIZE 235  75 15