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Old 10-11-2013, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by garthneddy
Axle shafts are in fact the same diameter and spline count. Actually, a very popular upgrade for the off-road crowd using the stock 1/2 ton TTB is to swap in the D50 center stub shaft to get a larger u joint in that location.
Good to know. Never knew that
 
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that's actually an interesting piece of info for future reference thanks garth, but keeping my 33's will I need 4:56 then? the motor will see a cam upgrade soon
 
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I find myself wanting more gear then my factory 4.10s and I have 33s, but I do have an anemic 80s model 302 th was pulled from a tired box van.
 
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