HO 52/ HO 72 question

[wrangler94]

Originally Posted by Sheepdip

From what I understand, and I could be 180 out, but seals and bearings are scarce but are a few still out there to be sourced, ring and pinion are no longer available.

If you need a total rebuild start looking for a 73-87 cab n chassis DRW 14 bolt parts truck. A cab n chassis will measure 63" WMS to WMS and 40" center to center on the spring perch's. The Dually Pickup rear ends will not fit, they are about 8"+/- to wide

Cab n Chassis will bolt right in with a couple of easy modifications on the shock mounts and flexible brake line.

Read This: https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...+brake+14+bolt

You're right about ring an pinions being basically unavailable. I'm not positive anymore but I think I saw on an offroad forum that I'm on that maybe someone was making gear sets for them again. In the rock crawling world people still love these axles, and do everything they can to buy and save them, for posterity of nothing else. They have all the strength, if not more, than a 14 bolt. Drop out third member like a Ford 9 inch, and better ground clearance. There is a whole thread that's basically a plethora of information about these axles, but I'm not sure on the rules for linking another forum in here, so I won't do that unless I'm told it's allowed.
I do know that some 14 bolt parts can be swapped into these axles, maybe even brakes, but I'd have to go back and read up on it again.