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11-23-2003, 10:44 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: L.I.,NY
Posts: 49
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5 lug axle question?
Looking to find out if 5 lug axles from a 71 will swap out into my 6 lug 67 rear end?
Thanks for the help, Pete |
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11-23-2003, 10:50 PM
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Careful, they attack...
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Waterford, MI, USA
Posts: 1,107
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Nope, the 6 lug rear housing is too short. The 5 lug shafts are longer than the 6 lug shafts. Bes bet is to find a complete rear end and swap out.
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11-24-2003, 12:05 AM
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Watch out for your cornhole !
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Azle, Texas
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or buy the Early Classic adapter axles that fit right into your existing houising.
What jmanz said is the gospel. 71-2 rears are wider than yours. Switch the whole unit or nothing (fabricating spacers to go behind the brakes is possible though, just not real easy for most guys)
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11-24-2003, 01:25 AM
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I need more money....
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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what they said, or you can take yours to a machine shop, have them weld up the holes and re drill them to 5 bolt.
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