Thanks fellas. I thought I had added some shots of the front section and hubs. I have now put them in the link, and the front does follow your description Jerry.

Matt, I'll check, but factory specs indicate a 4.57 RE. Is 4.11 the lowest I should go (as in John's tech tip - thanks Tim) or could I put in 3.55? See the link below.

Re Gear Swap


Allen
Yeah, well, that's just like, you know , your opinion, man - The Dude

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