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Re: rear end swap #51340 10/19/2005 6:20 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 314 N.E. Pennsylvania I Inky05 Shop Shark
Inky05 Shop Shark I Joined: May 2005 Posts: 314 N.E. Pennsylvania	Provided that your rims are properly fit to the hub, the lugs only hold the rim to the axle. All of the radial load is on the hub. There is no radial force against the lugs. Therefore, I can see no reason why re-drilling would be a problem. IRWIPI 2005 Peoples Choice Inky, "It's not that I haven't done IT... It's that I haven't done IT yet." -------------------- '48 1-1/2 ton Dump '57 Chevy Panel '59 Chevy 2 ton Dump

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rear end swap	daleandmelba	10/19/2005 4:23 PM
Re: rear end swap	53moneypit	10/19/2005 4:47 PM
Re: rear end swap	daleandmelba	10/19/2005 6:03 PM
Re: rear end swap	joker	10/19/2005 6:06 PM
Re: rear end swap	Inky05	10/19/2005 6:20 PM

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