Wow. Not a whole lot of doubt on your opinion there, CJ.

I don't think that Steve is looking for a slap-it-in sort of solution to this problem. And I believe, that with careful examination of the condition of the rest of the vehicle, you can get good parts for a decent price from a salvage yard. (note the lack of the word "junk" - it's not junk if the $15 brake brackets that I pulled from that 76 Waggy last weekend are going to save me $250 in wheels by not having to run 8-lugs on the new 14-bolt axle, not to mention the conversion to 3/4ton Chevy hubs up front).

You have to know what you're getting into, meaning: a rebuild of the bearings, changing out the diff oil, core the calipers for new/rebuilt ones, etc. Even with that, you're getting a better deal than new parts, right? I would actually assume that you could run the stock gear setup. Who's ever heard of a stock R+P blowing up on here on a daily driver?

Steve's a consciencious guy when it comes to this. He'll do the right thing. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />