No way would I put a used, high mileage rear end in a C-1500. These rear ends typically start getting noisy at 100K, and it's about as much work to swap them out as it is to rebuild them in the vehicle. If you rebuild it yourself, you'll need a dial indicator (to set the ring gear backlash) and an inch-pound torque wrench (to set the pinion bearing preload). You'll also need a slide hammer if you're going to do the wheel bearings. And you'll need an appropriate socket and a big pipe wrench to tighten the pinion nut. I did mine in my '88, and it wasn't too hard.
There's a couple of ways to go about it. You can either just get a bearing kit, which will be less than $200 bucks. Or you can go whole hog: bearing kit, ring and pinion set, locking differential and wheel bearings. That will set you back around $600, but you will have an all new rear end and a locking diff to boot.
I bought everything I needed from a local business, Drive Train Specialists. They also do business on the web, see the link below.
A few tips:
Reuse your old pinion gear spacers, that way you won't have to set the pinion gear depth, which requires a special tool. (As I recall, the replacement pinion gear will be marked if it's not at the standard depth and requires a different spacer thickness.
The bolts securing the ring and pinion are left hand thread.
If you're replacing the ring gear, heat it on your barbecue grill to expand it. (Rather than Momma's oven.)
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