1949 - 1954

i have a 1951 chevy styleline deluxe coupe i have an lq9 motor i need to know what rear end and width i should look for

 

A tri-five chevy or 4wd s-10 rear end is probably the most common swap? They are both a good width for these cars. I've read about people using certain camaro rear ends, but I think they're a little on the wide side. I'm sure there is a ford 9-inch that has about the right width and would probably handle the 6.0 liters power better.

Hope this helps!

 

I believe the width should be like 54 inches plate to plate to center everything up. Its been awhile tho since ive measured mine.

 

i forgot to say the motor has 340 hp

 

yeah i thought the same thing about the 9 inch . i went and bought a versailles rear end that is 58 and 1/2 wide but a hot rodder here told me i wanted to be narrower like from a camaro

 

mine had 10 bolt out of a 69 nova. worked quite well.

 

My 51 sedan delivery came to me with a 57 rear end....

 

Camaro 8.5" 10-bolt or just get a 9" if you plan on making more power.

 

Mine is out of a 78 Camaro, width is perfect. I'm running skirts and the original steels.

 

I am running a 67 Camaro rear end with 308 gears.