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Old 05-23-2012, 11:18 PM   #2
kaycee
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Re: 12 bolt rearend, 6 lug to 5 lug

For the most part yes you can,they changed the rear end width mid 70's sometime.Measure the width from face of drum to other face of drum and see if the width is the same,if so then they will swap over.I had a narrow rear and used wider axle's,I made a 3/4" spacer to go in between the backing plate and axle housing. the rears are 1 1/2" differance between the 2 ,been running it hat way for 5 yrs and no problem.
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