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Old 08-30-2016, 02:54 PM   #9
MikeB
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Re: 5x5 to 5x4.75 conversion

I thought all 73-up truck rotors are 5 x 5, even the light duty models in the 80s with 1" wide rotors. Other than re-drilling yours, you'd have to adapt passenger car rotors and maybe even spindles, and you'd end up with a very light duty setup.
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1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 36 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes.
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