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08-24-2008, 01:44 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Haslet, TX
Posts: 46
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Rear Axle 5 lug
I purchased an 84 suburban for a donor vehicle. It will work for the front axle/disk brake conversion but will not for the rear axle. I found the 84 axle is much longer than my current.
Can I not just pull my 66 rear axles and have them converted to a 5 bolt pattern so I can maintain the same rear axle? Drum brakes are drum brakes in the rear, as long as they are not leaking and adjusted properly they work just fine; so I don't mind having the 66 axle. Steve |
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08-24-2008, 12:16 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: North SD County
Posts: 631
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Re: Rear Axle 5 lug
Yes you can have the 6 lug axle filled & redrilled to 5-lug if ya like. Gotta find the machine shop capable to do it. Also there are axle swap kits out there. For the 65-66 its just a matter of swapping the original 6-lug axle shafts for new 5-lugs. CPP or Brothers carry these axles.
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