I am looking at buying an 88 1500 4wd. Mechanically it is fine but the body is rough.
I can obtain a 91 extended cab that has a good body but needs mechanical work. The engine has 270,000 the rear end needs help and the 4wd doesnt work.
I believe they are both 350's. Are the transfer cases and transmissions interchangeable? How about the rear end and wheels (I believe they are both
6 lug).The 1500 is only $400 with a plow.
the xfer cases should both be NP241's, 6 lug 2500's (aka 7200GVWR) use the same 700r-4/4L60 as the 1500. the main differences between a
7200lbs 2500 and a 1500 are the rear end, springs and brakes. a 1/2 ton will use a 10 bolt, the 2500 uses the much stronger 9.5" 14 bolt. they both use the same pads up front, but I believe the rotors are bigger. the 2500 uses larger rear drums (11 3/32 X 2 5/16, vs 10 1/2 X 2", IIRC)buy it.
-Bret
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