Hot Rods S10 rear end

I have been running a 36 rear end, spring and and radius rods on my model a. Rear end gone bad. Would like to use an s-10 rear that I have. I have attached radius rod brackets to the s-10 and had to narrow them. I have 40-1/2" spring hanger to spring hanger, which makes my spring too long. My spring is a 37 ( I think).
What song will work well for me?

 

"Too Wild, Too Long" - George Jones

 

Go to a spring shop and get a new main leaf the proper length made up then restack your spring. You may have to shorten your leaves but it will give you a chance to chamfer them any way. You use a cut off wheel or a stone on your angle grinder to shorten them.

 

^^What he said.^^

 

If you really have a 35-40 spring they like the eyelets on the rear around 48" so you can have a new main leaf made narrower the corrisponding amount

 

Song?
'Take This Job and Shove It' -Johnny Paycheck.

 

This one?

 

what gear ratio in S10?

 

There are many ratios.. A lot of them are 3.42...

 

The banger 2WD 5 speed was a 4.10 in most of them. They are a little narrower than most people like though.

 

Most of us idiots use a 4x4 one. Those are 58" wide.

Those are:
3.42 axle ratio (opt GU6)
3.73 ratio (opt GT4)
4.11 ratio (opt H04)
3.08 ratio (opt GU4)

As far as I know, the 2wd ones had the same ratio spread, too.