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Old 09-06-2004, 05:45 PM   #1
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8lug front / 5lug rear...WTF?!?!

I seen a 79 C10 LWB the other night...had 8lug front and a 5lug rear. I was like WTF?!? The thing sounded NASTY..but seriously...WTF? My thinking was..since it was an 8lug front, it had to be a BigBlock, and the rear axle had been changed over to a 5lug...am I right?
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Old 09-06-2004, 05:50 PM   #2
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might have just wanted extra heavy duty front brakes
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Old 09-06-2004, 06:28 PM   #3
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IMy thinking was..since it was an 8lug front, it had to be a BigBlock,
Why? I've got a 3/4 ton with a SB. Just because it's 8 lug only means it's at least a 3/4, not a BB. He must have changed the rear for some reason.
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Old 09-06-2004, 06:53 PM   #4
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all 1/2 ton 2wd BB trucks are 5 lugs, from 71 on. maybe the guy just wanted to be different from everyone else and carry 2 different spares?
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Old 09-06-2004, 10:33 PM   #5
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you didnt see a C10, you saw a C20 that someone changed the rear end in.
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Old 09-06-2004, 10:36 PM   #6
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Maybe he broke the 8 lug rear end and the 5 lug axle was all he had laying around....
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