Okay well my buddy has a junk yard as he's got a few 6x6s on them from the 50s or 60s. Basically we don't know anything about them so that's why I'm here. Basically my job (since I'm web savvy) is to find someone to sell them to. But before I try to sell them I need to figure out what the hell they are.

Here are some pics of them, as well as the trucks they came out of. If someone knows anything about them and needs any more information as far as IDs width's etc, lemme know. I just need to figure out what they are and possibly how much they are worth so I can set a price to sell them.

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GMC 2 1/2 ton. A bit stronger than a rockwell, but older and obviously not a top loader. Try getting parts for em, or fitting discs to a wheel like that! The biggest con, is you'd be running a diff that's closing in on 50 years old, probably in need of just about every seal, bearing and brake part in it. Which are I'm sure pretty hard to get from a GM dealer.

Yup those are the other other 2.5 ton axles, there is a CJ running them in Raleigh.

So does anyone know how much I could get for them?

Can't be worth that much, you can get Rockwells (which have parts available) for like 1000 to 1200 a pair.

-Jack

they are all but scrap iron, unless you find and idiot. mike

they are all but scrap iron, unless you find and idiot.


shaddup mike!! actually mikes statement is true among the 4 wheeling croud, but, since your web savy why not put them on ebay, another maybe better option is to look around military collectors and guys who might want those for parts or restore or whatever. ther is alot on the web.

the problem is lack of any parts and aftermarket stuff for them since they were produced in such small numbers so long ago.

dont quote me on price, that is all relative, but i am pretty active in military collecting, specially WWII and korean era, i would say dont expect more than about $500 for all of it considering logistics.

lol, i have a set of these axles from a scrapped 6x6 -they are collecting dust atm -feel free to grab them if you happen to come by sweden.

ww2 surplus from south europe

I bought 2 mostly complet trucks with 5 of those axles between the 2 of 'em for $100 a truck (delivered).


Try the military collectors, but don't expect much, and parts can be had, just don't bother with the local GMC dealer.

Eric

Parts are easy to get and cheap for 'em, surpus shit. I helped a friend replace 2 rear, and both front shafts in a GMC 6x6 with the same axles. The shafts are huge, but don't seem all that strong. He broke his breaking the truck out of 14" of ice. THe shafts were like $75 fot rears, and 100 for front inners.

Anyone know the gear ratios in those things, as well as ground clearance? Can the hubs be flipped (ala Rockwells) in the front?

Just wondering if its possible to run one of those in the front, and a top loader in the rear.

Pete

Those axles have a 6.17 ratio. They are post war. They made about 250,000 GMC 6x6 in WW2 and about 80,000 1,1/2 ton chevys. Those are very similar but not quite the same as the WW2 axles. You can get parts easy enough. Like the others said they aren't worth much unless you fine somone who needs a set bad. I have a set on my WW2 1 1/2 ton Chevy and have found them very strong. Here is for anyone who wants to flame me for being a newby and posting a picture and giving good technical info. and trivia.:flipoff2: C:\My Documents\My Pictures\chevy pannel.gif

Originally posted by Treven Baker
Those axles have a 6.17 ratio. They are post war. They made about 250,000 GMC 6x6 in WW2 and about 80,000 1,1/2 ton chevys. Those are very similar but not quite the same as the WW2 axles. You can get parts easy enough. Like the others said they aren't worth much unless you fine somone who needs a set bad. I have a set on my WW2 1 1/2 ton Chevy and have found them very strong. Here is for anyone who wants to flame me for being a newby and posting a picture and giving good technical info. and trivia.:flipoff2: C:\My Documents\My Pictures\chevy pannel.gif

Nice red X ;)

anyone know the model of truck the first 6 pics came from? i know it was a gmc, but a more specific model? thanks

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Nice shadow!!! :flipoff2:...
crap, no pic, forgot bout that.... oh well