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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 893 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 893 | About 40 years ago, we put a 55 chevy truck straight axle under my 57 Chevy belair. I want to think we used 53/54 Chevy car front hubs, bearings, and brake drums on the truck spindles, to convert it over to 5 bolt pattern. It been too many years and too many beers ago to remember for sure  . Would anybody know for sure? I want to convert my 55 3100 over to a 5 bolt pattern. TIA. Brian
Brian
1955.2 3100 Truck
The older I get the more dangerous I am!!!!! | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | the beer hasn't kicked in yet  the earlier car hubs do fit the trucks Bill | | | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 362 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 362 | I did it back in the 70's. Put 53 drums on all my PUs 55 thru 57. Just need to use the pickup inner bearing and race because the car spindle is different on the inside. Also you need to loose the dust shield.
Larry
58 gmc 100 with 350 sbc
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 362 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 362 | I did it back in the 70's. Put 53 drums on all my PUs 55 thru 57. Just need to use the pickup inner bearing and race because the car spindle is different on the inside. Also you need to loose the dust shield. It worked back then even when stupid enough to run them over 100 mph. I made it through those years thank goodness.
Larry
58 gmc 100 with 350 sbc
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | I'll join the crowd. I also did this swap in the 70's on a '41 Chevy 1/2-ton. I had to make new spacers between the backing plate and spindle, but that was no big deal.
1955 1st GMC Suburban | 1954 GMC 250 trailer puller project | 1954 GMC 250 Hydra-Matic | 1954 Chevy 3100 . 1947 Chevy COE | and more...
It's true. I really don't do anything but browse the Internet looking for trouble... | | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,516 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,516 | OK, Im in too. It musta been a '70s thing.
I used '53 car hubs and drums on my '54 truck axle so i could run my "cool" tru-spokes. Iv since thrown away the tru's, and still have the 5 lug hubs and drums....around here...somewhere. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 127 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 127 | OK, Im in too. It musta been a '70s thing.
I used '53 car hubs and drums on my '54 truck axle so i could run my "cool" tru-spokes. Iv since thrown away the tru's, and still have the 5 lug hubs and drums....around here...somewhere. If you want to sell them please let me know. creekcrossing@tds.net Thanks, Jeff
Just because you have a few Craftsman tools, it dosen't mean your a craftsman.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 348 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 348 | OK, Im in too. It musta been a '70s thing.
I used '53 car hubs and drums on my '54 truck axle so i could run my "cool" tru-spokes. Iv since thrown away the tru's, and still have the 5 lug hubs and drums....around here...somewhere. i open drive the and added 54 car hubs drums in the front to run 5 lug 14 inch wheels with 5.20x14 tires with crossbar wheel covers it was in the late 70s now i just go straight to disc brakes | | |
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