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08-21-2013, 11:01 PM
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71 to 70 Axle swap
Does anyone know if I can use 71 5 lug axles in my 6 lug 70 rearend ?
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08-21-2013, 11:08 PM
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Re: 71 to 70 Axle swap
The earlier rearends are a narrower width. The axles are not interchangeable. Swapping to 5 lug requires swapping entire rearend or buying conversion axles.
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08-22-2013, 12:18 AM
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Re: 71 to 70 Axle swap
70 could had either the narrow or the wide housing...measure your housing, as you may have the wider one. Welcome to the message board!
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08-22-2013, 08:16 AM
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Re: 71 to 70 Axle swap
Thanks leddzepp. I wasn't aware of that.
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08-22-2013, 08:27 AM
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Re: 71 to 70 Axle swap
71-72 axles are 31 5/16 long if you measure from the mounting surface (where the wheel would meet the axle on that outer edge) all the way to the end of the splines.
67-~~70 are 30 1/2 at that same point. Just an easy way to know what you have vs. what will swap. If you lay under the truck and measure from the inner edge of one brake backing plate to the other, the later rear end will be 57". The early one will be 55.5" Again, just an easy way to tell without taking the wheels off or axles out to measure as I mentioned above. If you have the 57" rear housing originally (highly possible) then the 71-72 5 luggers will swap, no problem. If it's 55.5", Id go to Moser and just get some new ones.
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08-22-2013, 09:27 AM
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Re: 71 to 70 Axle swap
I assume my leaf spring 70 must have had the wider housing cause its axles swapped with a 5 lug 73 , so you're not just limited to 71/72
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08-22-2013, 10:23 AM
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Re: 71 to 70 Axle swap
When I bought my 1970 it had 6 lug. I bought a 71 parts truck that had 5 lug and disc brakes. The axles were same lenght and switched out NO problem.
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08-22-2013, 10:32 AM
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Re: 71 to 70 Axle swap
ive been wondering how big of a pain it would be to have mine just re-drilled to 5lug. Pretty sure it can be done locally and hopefully cheap.
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08-22-2013, 10:57 AM
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Re: 71 to 70 Axle swap
70 model yr could have either, in 70 they just used what they had left from the shorties and late 70 startedinstalling the llonger ones.. (I guess?)
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