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02-20-2007, 01:30 PM
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5 lug axles in a 6 lug housing?
Would it do any damage or be unsafe to put a set of 1971-72 5 lug axles in my 69 6 lug rear housing? Where would that put the bearing? Are the housings wider or just the axle shafts? Anybody have any pics of this? Thanks
-Lance
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02-20-2007, 01:47 PM
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It's a catastrophic success.
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Location: Oklahoma
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Re: 5 lug axles in a 6 lug housing?
The bearing surface will work but the wider 5 lug axles cause the brake drum to not cover the shoes properly, use drums from a 73-87 they are wider and will remedy this.
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02-20-2007, 05:12 PM
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Re: 5 lug axles in a 6 lug housing?
Ive done it and a guy on here has been riding on a setup like this for awhile. Use a drum off of a 74-87 with 11-5/32" x 2-3/4" brakes to make up the difference. Do a search on my handle in the drivtrain forum to find the thread with pics.
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02-20-2007, 08:41 PM
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Re: 5 lug axles in a 6 lug housing?
I did this on my 69 stepside. I used passenger car axles(67 impala ) if I remember right.they were exactly the same length as the truck axles,and I think I just redrilled my truck drums to the 4 3/4 bolt pattern.I was using 8" corvette rallys on the truck.
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02-21-2007, 12:27 AM
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Re: 5 lug axles in a 6 lug housing?
or you could redrill the 6 lug p[attern and drill the 5 lug pattern as i,am doing
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02-21-2007, 09:34 AM
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Re: 5 lug axles in a 6 lug housing?
I called Classic Performance products and for about 400 bucks you get brand spankin new axles, wheel studs, diff gasket and a new set of brake drums. I would recommend this.
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02-21-2007, 09:38 AM
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Re: 5 lug axles in a 6 lug housing?
I have recntly bought a 5 lug rear axle for my truck but want to keep the 3.73 gears in my 6 lugger. I am going to be doing a 4 wheel disc brake conversion soon and didnt know if the 'extra' length would give me more clearance between the backing plate and axle.
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02-21-2007, 09:51 AM
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Re: 5 lug axles in a 6 lug housing?
If you are gonna pull the axles, it's the perfect time to switch to disc.
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