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Sorry to go on a tangent but I would definitely go with a Dana 60 if someone was to do a conversion. Nothing wrong with a Napco but parts availability and drum brakes would be the down sides for a driver but for a novelty or show truck then Napco would be cool. They didn't use regular u-joint axles, they used Czeppa (pronounced cheppa) joints. The shafts and joints are quite stout- here are mine from my '56. Its also not as simple as just adding the outer C's to an Eaton housing since they don't have axle tubes and its a one piece housing that uses the Eaton third member and cover.