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Re: Rear end advice for a 48 swap gazim #744514 05/04/2011 2:30 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,897 san francisco B bigbadswingdaddy Shop Shark
bigbadswingdaddy Shop Shark B Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,897 san francisco	48 has huck rear brakes... might as well swap out the backing plates and use the later bendix brakes... it's all found on the same source axle. It is much easier to find parts for the bendix brakes, and they stop a lot better than the hucks.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Rear end advice for a 48 swap	chucklaw	05/03/2011 8:06 AM
Re: Rear end advice for a 48 swap	bigbadswingdaddy	05/03/2011 10:07 AM
Re: Rear end advice for a 48 swap	chucklaw	05/03/2011 10:13 AM
Re: Rear end advice for a 48 swap	gazim	05/03/2011 2:59 PM
Re: Rear end advice for a 48 swap	bigbadswingdaddy	05/04/2011 2:30 AM
Re: Rear end advice for a 48 swap	coilover	05/04/2011 4:12 AM
Re: Rear end advice for a 48 swap	chucklaw	05/04/2011 6:12 AM
Re: Rear end advice for a 48 swap	dale937	05/04/2011 11:56 AM
Re: Rear end advice for a 48 swap	PurdueSD	05/04/2011 12:56 PM
Re: Rear end advice for a 48 swap	olememphis51	05/04/2011 1:36 PM
Re: Rear end advice for a 48 swap	john romero	05/07/2011 12:06 AM
Re: Rear end advice for a 48 swap	coilover	05/09/2011 4:00 AM
Re: Rear end advice for a 48 swap	chucklaw	05/09/2011 7:53 AM
Re: Rear end advice for a 48 swap	chucklaw	05/04/2011 6:10 AM

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