2wd to 4wd??

[young_11_blood]

i got a 1997 chev 1500 350 5.7L ext cab (2wd) and i was wounderin before i got to deep into it... i found a gmc 4wd long box ext cab....not sure what year i saw it from a glance... it had the maroon dash so it was a lil older... i 1 wanna know if i can do a swap for the rear end....i proble will have to switch the yokes on the diffi... and when i mean swap im thinkin whole thing... leafs and alll... but just the diff would work to... 2 is if i can convert the rest to 4wd.... or would it be way too complicated and that i should just go buy a half descend used 4x4 and drive it instead.... im mostly into the rear end idea

[badk10truck]

a lot of modification is involved along with having to purchase or find transmission with transfer case and front drive gear along with front cvs

[roscoe73]

sure you can do it, how much you wanna spend?

for the work and cost involved you're better off just buying a 4x4.

unless you're building a serious mud or trail truck with a custom chassis anyway then i would imagine a parts truck is all you really need.