axel re-drill
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Laughing Gas
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axel re-drill
My question to you boy's, I bought a 99 sterling 10.5 rear end does someone make an axel for these to go back to the 8 on 6.5 wheel pattern or can a guy re-drill them to make them that? I want to put this in a 78 f250
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I would just get some used hubs and go from there if I were wanting the old bolt pattern.
Josh
I would just get some used hubs and go from there if I were wanting the old bolt pattern.
Josh
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Laughing Gas
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Well I got shot down on the rear hubs fitting ! does anyone know if the front hubs and spindle from a 99 Dana 60 will work on a 78 Dana 60???
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You are out of luck there too. The 99 Dana 50 and dual wheel dana 60 axle uses a unit type bearing and is completely different than the earlier axles.
Not going to be an easy way to do what you are trying to do.
Not going to be an easy way to do what you are trying to do.
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got a 99 stearling 10.5 rear with disc brakes,want to put that into a 78 super cab but the wheel pattern is 8 on 170 mm instead of 8 on 6.5''. so I thought I might be able to change the rear hubs to a 97 wheel pattern or the 60 that's in the front to a newer pattern
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I know you already purchased the metric axle, but I typically purchase sterling 10.25 rear axles for about 150 bucks and upgrade the brakes to discs for about 200. That is a total investment of 350 bucks for a complete axle, and I don have to worry about the headaches of using the metric stuff.
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I checked on the adapters there 80.00 a piece and that will screw with the wheel offset! but I guess it's an option, but I think I'll just end up re-drilling the hubs for the 8 on 6.5
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