The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area The HiPo Shop 6 lug rear axle... redrill axle flange?

Is it practical to redrill the axle flange of a 5 lug to convert it to a 6 lug? seems to me any 5 lug you would find would have a much smaller axle flange than a 6 lug. Took a couple of measurements of my Rubicon Wrangler... Looks pretty close to working in my 40. Jeep axles are ez to get!

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Your wheels should fit on Nissan pickup axles.

or Toyota axles which are about the right width and lockers and rear disc brake kits are cheap for toyotas.

Or get some 5 to 6 lug adapters

swingdaddy, you are overthinking this rear end swap

Maybe I am overthinking this swap, but as I do not have a good shop to let this sit at while I try to iron out the bugs, I am trying to get as much 411 as possible, find a solution(s) that works for my budget and timeline, gather all parts needed for swap, and get it right the first time.

I have a virtually unmolested 1940 gmc. The truck runs... But I would not drive it more than a couple of blocks. It needs everthing including brakes.

I would like to swap the 228 for the 302 I have, change the 3 speed to a 5 speed, swap out rear axle to an open driveline axle, and address all the brakes at the same time. It just seems like less work to do it all at once.

John