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tonypaul · 06-19-2010, 04:53 PM

Fist day back on my truck project and I hit a wall. I started disconstruction this past winter and then found a drag car that I had to have and so completly redid the car.
So now back on the truck I purchased these 5 lug swap axles from Classic Industries a while back and today decided to do the swap. The problem is that the axles are 3/4 of an inch shorter than the 6 lug axles and theres no way to get the c-clips back on. Anyone run into this problem before? I already emailed Classic but expect not to hear from them till the weekend is over.

The truck is a 1968 GMC swb that came with a 396 big block, and a 12 bolt 3.73 rear. I was told that the drivetrain was all orginal other than the transmission....

Any ideas?
Thanks! (its good to be back here I really missed this forum)

06-19-2010, 04:53 PM	#1
tonypaul Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Austin Tx Posts: 639	Axle swap problem Fist day back on my truck project and I hit a wall. I started disconstruction this past winter and then found a drag car that I had to have and so completly redid the car. So now back on the truck I purchased these 5 lug swap axles from Classic Industries a while back and today decided to do the swap. The problem is that the axles are 3/4 of an inch shorter than the 6 lug axles and theres no way to get the c-clips back on. Anyone run into this problem before? I already emailed Classic but expect not to hear from them till the weekend is over. The truck is a 1968 GMC swb that came with a 396 big block, and a 12 bolt 3.73 rear. I was told that the drivetrain was all orginal other than the transmission.... Any ideas? Thanks! (its good to be back here I really missed this forum)



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