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Join Date: Jun 2003
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So I started the disk swap
ON the suburban, the front is now five lug and the rear is six. Any ideas what is the best fix for this? I was thinking I could pull the rear shafts and have them redrilled for five lug maybe at a machine shop of some sort.
Also anyone know what the 5 lug pattern size is? I tried a rim off of a 67 chevelle, and the lugs were just a bit wider than the rim hole pattern. I am guessing this means I have a 5x5 as opposed to a 5x4.something...
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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Re: So I started the disk swap
Yup 5x5 bolt patteren, You coud redrill the axles or swap them out for 5 lug axles.
If you swap them make sure the lenghts are correct.
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Join Date: Aug 2002
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Re: So I started the disk swap
If the rear is 10 bolt 3.73 gears I would find a newer with 5 bolts axles and better gears.
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Re: So I started the disk swap
What year burb is it? Mid 70's (trucks anyways) the rears were wider (same as 71 up) so that if yours is a 70 you have a chance that you just need to swap some 5 lug axles into the rear and be good to go.
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Re: So I started the disk swap
Where can i find that measurement at Krue...I remember seeing it somewhere but cursory searches have been fruitless.
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Re: So I started the disk swap
Gimme a minute to go measure mine.
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Re: So I started the disk swap
~58.5" backing plate to backing plate, which means the earlier rears are about 57" backing plate to plate.
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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Re: So I started the disk swap
yeah mine is a 69, so I guess that means 57"
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Join Date: May 2005
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Re: So I started the disk swap
Not necessarily mine is a 68 and 71 axles fit perfectly. Go measure them
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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Re: So I started the disk swap
New problem. I removed the drum spindles and the rest of the stuff. when I went to fit the disk spindle on I found that the ball joints didnt fit. I figured it was a disk/drum discrepency.
So I go pick up a set of ball joints that are supposed to be for the right era disk set-up... get the otherones drilled out, install the new ones and nothing. they dont fit either. Now supposedly this set up was off of one of these trucks (67-72). I am starting to think not. Is there a simple way to tell? maybe it is off of a 73 era. otherwise is there some conversion to be done? Also I am thinking I can just change the rotors on the disks to be 6 lug, cant I?
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