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Originally Posted by mcgarrett
My main concern is if the ring and pinion gears are the same as the v8. If so, I just want to switch them out for higher speed 3.78 gears from a 40 Ford. A model A guy told me the 33 half ton model B truck used the same rear end as a model A.
I seriously doubt that.
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#1: An EARLY '32 rear is internally the same as a Model A but the driveshaft and spring mounts differ. Nothing early '32 swaps with late '32 or later.
#2: The late '32 through '34 banjo casting differs from the '35 through '48 casting. Because of this, your ring and / or pinion from the '40 will have to be modified to fit your '34 banjo housing and axle housings.
#3: Your '40 in its entirety should work in your '34 pickup WITH the correct length drive shaft / torque tube AND a change to a STRAIGHT spring. Either the rear crossmember will have to be modified to accept the spring or the spring will have to be modified to fit the rear crossmember. I don't think that your existing '34 torque tube will work on the '40 rear to fit.