yet another rear end interchange question

On 13 Sep 2005 13:44:08 -0400, SnoMan <UseLinkToEmail.TakeThisOut@AutoForumz.com> wrote:

>"comicscardsandmore" wrote:
>>I have a line on a rear end from a 1991 S10 Blazer - 4.3 V6, 4WD,
>3:42
>>posi, auto, drum
>>brakes. Will it swap into my 1995 S10 Blazer - 4.3 V6, 4WD, auto,
>3:42
>>open, drum brakes?
>>I’ve looked at both and it looks like they are the same. I
>>don’t plan on swapping the
>>springs, shocks, or anything but the rear ends - I’ll even
>>detach the brake backing plates
>>and let them hang from wires while I slide the rear end in. Will it
>>work? I need to get
>>this truck on the road soon.
>>Thanks,
>>AB
>
>I see no real problem with the swap. Sounds like you have a plan to
>me.
>
>--

Well, I just finished the swap. I swapped a 91 rear end into the 95 and the 1995 rear end
into the 1991 (don't ask why) .
The 91's & 95's rear end assemblies are not exactly alike. The backing plates are mounted
differently, forcing me to use the same backing plates as the vehicle the rear end was
from. The shock mounting plates are slightly different, but I kept the plates with their
respective vehciles and everything bolted up fine. The threads on the brake lines are the
same, so all I had to do was disconnect the lines from the backing plates, then hook them
up to the new ones, bleed them and go. The brake parts are the same (except for the wheel
cylinders), so I picked and chose the best from all available and mixed and matched.
Thanks for all the input.
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Sounds like you are no stranger to improvising a bit on the fly. Glad you had a happy outcome. I am a bit surpriized by the different backing plate mounting though.
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