14 bolt swap

[Hambo]

I have a 98 2 door Z71 and am upgrading to a 14 bolt this weekend since I blew my 10 bolt out. I need to find a donor at the junk yard and would love to find one in 4.56, but don't know where to look. Also will need the front diff as well. Any suggested donor trucks I should look for that will be bolt in??

 

[Hambo]

Just a little more info, I currently have 3.73's with 35 inch tires. Reason for looking for 4.56 instead of the more readily available 4.10 is that I'll be going up to 37's on the next tire change.

 

[retiredsparky]

That gear ratio is going to be hard to find used. You may have to buy new gear sets and rebuild.

 

[Hambo]

That's what I was thinking... I know I can find them in 4.10 and that will actually pair with 35's nicely

 

[kyle Loosemore]

Yeah 4.56 is way hard to come by

 

[Hambo]

Well crap... I'm going to the junk yard tomorrow. What truck should I look for? Suburban? 2500s? 4.10 will work for now and I'll regear when the time comes...