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Originally Posted by fredscarryall
Here a pic to show the difference in axles
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Good info I remember this pic when i was searching for my rear axle. Everyone i called had no clue if it was a 7.5 or 8.5 and people that knew they had a 8.5 want $500 plus.
Another note about rear ends I'm running a 7.5" 4wd axle from a blazer and my rear calipers hit my bedsides so I had to cut about 3 inches up to clear the brakes. That should only apply to bagged trucks that will lay running boards or low static rides I'm not c notched either btw.
And the stock s10 wheels also have about a 1/2" of clearence against the bed so watch your backspacing anything more then 3.75 won't work the stock 15x7 3.75 s10 wheels will rub when the suspension flexs unless you use spacers. Get the zr2 axle should be perfect.
I'd just hate to see someone waste money on a standard 4wd axle and have that issue doesn't bug me because i was planning on reverse offsets anyways so that equates to deeper lips!! I just cringed when i had to take my cutoff wheel to my original bed that's rot free oh well