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06-23-2002, 09:43 AM
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5 & 6 lug axle
are there any 5 lug axles that can be used in a 6 lug rearend??
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06-23-2002, 10:57 AM
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its all about the +6 inches
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if your ride is a 70, you can just slide in 71/72 axles.
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06-23-2002, 12:47 PM
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also 73-up axles too
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06-23-2002, 01:23 PM
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5 & 6 lug axle
so theres no 5 lug axle the same lenth as a 67-68 ??
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06-23-2002, 01:29 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
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I'm sure there are some...but it has not been known on here yet. Pull one of yours out, take very precice measurements, and head to a junk yard.
Bout the only thing I can think of. |
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06-23-2002, 06:42 PM
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64-=69 are shorter,
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06-23-2002, 08:44 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Actually Randy, I was thinking other vehicles...like a station wagon or something.
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06-23-2002, 11:43 PM
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oh, my bad,,,
well i know for fact that 77 electra 8.5" axle and 79 caddy de ville 8.5" with 12 bolt carrier inside are 55"-55 1/4" from backside to backside of outer ring of backing plates, which is 1/4" to 1/2" narrower than 64-69 12 blt truck axles, i dunno measurement form drum face to drum face though on any of them, never really have measured that. gonnna add on around 2.5" per side for that |
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06-24-2002, 12:36 AM
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Greenville Pickens Show
Steve are u going and if so were are u staying????????
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06-24-2002, 09:15 AM
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big, I'm thinking about going thursday and driving back and then depending on whats going on, I might go back fri. or sat. I' d kinda like to make the maggie valley show. Too much going on in the same w/e.
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