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Originally Posted by puppy
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LMC states that the rear axle shaft length on the 5 lug 12 bolt rear ends in both the 71-72 and the 73-87 trucks is the same length and even has the same part number.
Can you convert the rear of a 67-70 to 5 lug by simply swapping the rear axle shafts and drums from a 73-87 into the original housing?
Thanks in advance.
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67 through mid-70 housings are narrower. To use the longer 71+ axles, you can put on the 2 3/4" brake drums to take up the extra width.
I ran mine like this for a year without problems, but have since swapped to a '71-72 housinng with a '65 posi unit and '68 gears. Thinking about it, my rear is quite a hodge-podge, but they are all the same on the inside
