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Old 05-29-2011, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Midnight
Debating on 4.10's or sticking with the 3.73's. Might just stick with the 3.73's so I can still go fast on the highway, but I'm sure some of you 4.10 guys will say otherwise
Depends on how tall your tires are also...I'd really like to swap out my 3.73's for some 4.10's, but I have a 31" tire which eats up some of the gearing. The 3.73's are real nice on the highway with this setup though
Old 05-29-2011, 05:13 PM
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The tires I have now are 28.7" tall but I will be going with a 295/40/20 that comes out to a 29.3".
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any interior shots of how you fixed the hole in the floor. what'd you do, just weld a plate in & get a new carpet?

for some odd reason, i'm now contemplating on doing this very swap - except i've also got a 5 speed
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Would this swap work in a 1993 4wd rcsb. Thinking about doing an LT swap with AWD.
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Does anyone know about the nvg 149 swap in a 2wd truck? Im thinking about putting one in my 2000 rcsb.
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i think the frames are a little different up front - ain't it something to do with the different suspension setups (coils vs torsion bars)?
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Damn. Too bad there isn't a way around that.
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Originally Posted by 1leg
Would this swap work in a 1993 4wd rcsb. Thinking about doing an LT swap with AWD.
Yup should work on any 6 bolt transfer case truck.
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Originally Posted by black04
Yup should work on any 6 bolt transfer case truck.
Thanks, i will be hunting down a nvg149 soon.
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After reading up on the subject, I think I may go the AWD route. I've ot a very similar truck as the OP. I want o keep my 3.73's. What year vehicles do I have to look for exactly to find 3.73 AWD front end and it was the Denali and SS trucks that had AWD, right?

What's a ballpark figure on price for the parts needed for the swap?

Oh, can you adapt the AWD transfer case to work with the 4L80E?

Thanks!


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