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03-02-2012, 02:17 PM

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SeventyOne

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Re: 1 ton axles- can I make these work

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Originally Posted by Mr Pops

What's shaving?

The process of removing the huge metal lip on the bottom of the 14bolt housing, welding in a new plate to cover the hole you just created, and in some instances even cutting down the ring gear to gain even more clearance.

About 2" of ground clearance can be gained doing this - the equivalent of going from 35" tires to 39" tires - in terms of ground clearance gained.

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