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Old 02-24-2013, 01:38 AM   #25
Captainfab
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Re: Who has done the 5 lug axle swap

With the axle being the inner race for the wheel/axle bearing, that area does tend to wear also. Any money spent on modifying worn axles would be better spent on new axles IMO. If your axles are not worn at all, then by all means modify as needed and use them, but that is typically not the case in my experience.


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Originally Posted by brokenspoke View Post
I know you already bought your axles....however when I did mine it used 72 axles and took to a machine shop and shortened mine 3/4 inch per side...cost me 35 bucks
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Originally Posted by mgchevyparts View Post
Why didn't you just redrill your stock axles from 6 to 5 lug (at machine shop)?

Wise decision


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Originally Posted by 65Gregg View Post
The stock axles are 45 plus years old and have some wear in the seal area, now I'll have everything new for another 45 years. :-)
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