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10-31-2011, 02:11 AM | #1 |
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Tie rods - Swapping drum axle to disc in K10
Earlier in the year I picked up a 10 bolt with discs out of an '84 to rebuild and swap into my truck - the plan is to build it up with '71 disc components, lines, etc and on the axle side stick to all '84 components (except the hubs, have a nice set of blue dials for that )
Question is, I'm working on gathering parts for the axle / suspension rebuild and I've run into a dead end with the center link tie rod ends. My original axle has a tubular center link with two short tie rod ends. The '84 axle I have has one long tie rod end and one short one with an adjusting sleeve. My research shows that both the '69 axle and the '84 axle originally had 7/8"-18 threads on the rod ends - I've got the following Raybestos PN's: 4101010 - Left outer, 52.25" Length 4011132 - Right outer, 4.12" Length But both of these are for a 1"-18 thread I found the right outer in 7/8"-18, haven't found the left outer in 7/8"-18, and I can't seem to locate a part number or any kind of info at all regarding the adjusting sleeve - whether it's 7/8"-18 or 1"-18, or if it matters? Anyone run into this before? I've been trying to find a solution all night but google and Rock Auto have failed me
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10-31-2011, 03:24 AM | #2 |
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Re: Tie rods - Swapping drum axle to disc in K10
Okay, found the part, not really sure why it was so difficult?
Raybestos 4251011 - 5.5" length, 1"-18 threads For some reason it doesn't list for '84, but it does for '80? The tie rods for both trucks are the same. See what I get for assuming that all the square bodies are the same
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