stock 3/4 rear in 94 1500?

roeckel76 · 05-03-2008, 10:05 PM

howdy guys. i own a 1994 chevy silverado k1500 4wd 5.0L. ive only owned the truck personally for a few months now but my father bought the truck brand new from the factory. i know he has never upgraded the rears in the truck so i figured they were just 1/2 ton rears without looking at them closely. as i was installing a lift kit today i noticed the 14 bolt and some pretty darn big drums for a 1/2ton. so after a few more beers and me and my buddies put our collective minds together we figured we had a 3/4 rear. was this ever a stock option for 1500's?

leolkfrm · 05-04-2008, 05:20 PM

gm did stange things with what they called a "Heavy Half"

brad4eva · 05-04-2008, 07:19 PM

wow thats weird... O.o wish mine had 14 bolt i got same truck 94 k1500

75K30 · 05-05-2008, 02:43 AM

Not to get too confused with the many 14B's that were available.
Chevy did make a 9.5" ring semi float axle that still had a 14B cover. While this was considered a HD rear axle found in many trucks and burbs, it was still a semi float axle. This had strength over the larger 12 bolt. but did not compare to the Full Float axle that the larger 8 lug trucks were equiped with.
Again an upgrade from any 10 or 12 bolt, and they have found many homes under lighter trucks, since these were a direct bolt for bolt swap.

roeckel76 · 05-05-2008, 05:41 AM

cool, thanks. i had a checy guy over here yesterday and he basically told me that same thing so your dead on. while the 1500 is considered a 1/2ton truck it is rated as a 3/4.

chevyguy · 05-06-2008, 03:38 PM

You have an 9.5 ring gear 14 bolt. Not the best rear end, but better then the 10 bolt. The true 14 bolt have full floating axles. They were factory

05-03-2008, 10:05 PM	#1
roeckel76 Full Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 14	stock 3/4 rear in 94 1500? howdy guys. i own a 1994 chevy silverado k1500 4wd 5.0L. ive only owned the truck personally for a few months now but my father bought the truck brand new from the factory. i know he has never upgraded the rears in the truck so i figured they were just 1/2 ton rears without looking at them closely. as i was installing a lift kit today i noticed the 14 bolt and some pretty darn big drums for a 1/2ton. so after a few more beers and me and my buddies put our collective minds together we figured we had a 3/4 rear. was this ever a stock option for 1500's?

05-06-2008, 03:38 PM	#6
chevyguy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: ALABAMA Posts: 3,160	You have an 9.5 ring gear 14 bolt. Not the best rear end, but better then the 10 bolt. The true 14 bolt have full floating axles. They were factory __________________ When i die, i dont want to walk gracefully thu the pearly gates and turn in a unused body. i want to go sliding thru sideways and turn in a body that has been completely used up.

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05-04-2008, 05:20 PM	#2
leolkfrm Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: N.Y. Posts: 1,439	gm did stange things with what they called a "Heavy Half"

05-04-2008, 07:19 PM	#3
brad4eva Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 331	wow thats weird... O.o wish mine had 14 bolt i got same truck 94 k1500

05-05-2008, 02:43 AM	#4
75K30 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,627	Not to get too confused with the many 14B's that were available. Chevy did make a 9.5" ring semi float axle that still had a 14B cover. While this was considered a HD rear axle found in many trucks and burbs, it was still a semi float axle. This had strength over the larger 12 bolt. but did not compare to the Full Float axle that the larger 8 lug trucks were equiped with. Again an upgrade from any 10 or 12 bolt, and they have found many homes under lighter trucks, since these were a direct bolt for bolt swap.

05-05-2008, 05:41 AM	#5
roeckel76 Full Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 14	cool, thanks. i had a checy guy over here yesterday and he basically told me that same thing so your dead on. while the 1500 is considered a 1/2ton truck it is rated as a 3/4.