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    Ring and pinion upgrade for M135?

    i have searched the net endlessly and cannot find any information on the ring and pinion sizes or any modern equivilants that can be used for replacement. All I come up with is the gear ratio, which i already new was 6.17. I am not wanting yet to blow apart my axles unless i can find out if...
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    Ring and pinion upgrade for M135?

    I have just bought my first M135!! [thumbzup] Yay me!! The fellow i bought the truck from said he saved it from being scapped! All fluids have been drained and radiotor gone, plus some wiring and engine components.:x The old fellow said he is not sure if the axles are siezed or not since they...
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    engine and tranny/transfercase question.

    ok here is the deal. i am looking to buy a ltd-465-1d with spicer tranny and transfercase from a company that sells used surplus vehicles and such up here in british columbia canada. the problem is what are the drive trains worth? plus i am really wanting to know what the demensions and weight...
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    395/85/20r on a M-135??

    auaHey everyone! it has been a while since I last made role call here but figured I had better before being shot for being awol. I am looking at buying a 1953 M-135 with the 302 gas engine. The tires are mostly shot and was wondering if it was possible to fit some of the 395/85/20r's on the...
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    DT360 with spicer 5. Any good?

    Thanks for all the input on the motor tranny everyone. The spicer tranny makes things a lot easier since it is already on the motor. I will need to find a transfer case for the set up though. Will a stock transfer case be the best to get or should a guy go for something a little stronger. I...
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    DT360 with spicer 5. Any good?

    I didn't get any responses in my other post so I will try it this way. I have found a DT360 with spicer 5speed locally in a international 4700 truck. I was thinking of swapping it into the carcass of either a M135 or a M35a2. I am new to the MV scene so I am not sure about clearance issues or if...
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    New bee

    Gopher sure get pretty big out there in the east. Biggest one out in the west is only bout three feet and 20 pounds.
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    New bee

    Welcome to the site ellwood. Nice to see another Canadian here. I'm new to the site my self. Why does this stuff have to be so addicting, EH!!
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    Axle Swap!!

    Some say the banjo axles aren't as strong as the rockwell axles. Plus I am not familliar enough with the M135 to figure out how to get better milage out of the truck, besides bigger tires. I want to basically put a whole diff drive train into the truck for better reliability and function. I...
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    Axle Swap!!

    The only company that I have found who makes them is call Ouverson Engineering and Machining. They have ^.72:1 sets for $1000 and the 4.90:1 set for $1,200 american dollars. More expensive for me since I am Canadian.
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    Axle Swap!!

    Hello, I'm new to the site, so if this has been asked before I apologize for bringing up old wounds. I am looking to purchase and bob an M-135, up here in Canada, then swap out the bango style axles for the rockwells of a M35A2. Also have thought about putting those new gears that are avalible...
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