Thread: replacing a 9" shortened rear to something normal - cost involved?

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Newbee question here...

I'm out looking for my first truck. Have found a beauty but - hit me if this is sacrilege - I'm not a fan of the Mickey Thompson fatty Tires. Don't want to deal with them in the rain, don't want to possibly deal with wobble, don't want to deal with paying the $$$ in replacing them.

I don't have any heavy equipment to work with entire rearends so would have to pay someone to do this...

Curious what a new rear axle (say 3.73) might cost + install? Must fit a '52 F1. What fits a '52 F1?

I would be ripping out a narrowed 9" rearend w/ Mikey Thompson fatties for some more standard 15X5" rims with 15" tires. This would be lowering the rear quite a bit - any negative effect on the rear suspension that I might need to deal with as well - ie: replace it as well? Would selling the Mickey's and 9" rearend help pay for this work?

Am very curious - Anybody have a ball park? Throw some numbers at me.