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#73394 02/17/2007 3:05 AM | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 2 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2005 Posts: 2 | Is there a direct interchange for a 1952 chevy truck 6 lug hub to a 5 lug hub? May any of the 50's chevy car hubs be used? Changing torque tube to Nove rear end. Need to change front hubs to stay the same as rear end. Any help appreciated! | | |
#73395 02/17/2007 3:29 AM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | Yes it is possible to use early 50's car hubs to convert to 5-lug.
Another option that might be easier is to convert to 5-lug disks in the front. This may actually be more work because it requires messing with more parts and converting to a dual master, but it could be easier because you don't have to find any 50-year-old brake drums.
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#73396 02/17/2007 3:53 AM | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | rbg52, I "hijacked" a thread up in general truck talk that is on this same subject. Longbox55 and 54Panel is offering up some good advice there. I owned a 50 pickup back in the early/mid seventies and if I remember correctly I put hubs straight off a 55-57 car right onto the spindles of the 50 pickup....bearing and all. | | |
#73397 02/17/2007 8:47 AM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 299 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 299 | 57 didn't work ,they changed to bigger bearings from 55,I tried one.
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#73398 02/17/2007 4:45 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,097 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,097 | I'm fairly sure that the hubs and drums from a 49-54 car will fit. If I remember correctly you have to use your truck inner bearing. The hubs on the 55-57 are shorter but the drums should work with the earlier hubs.
Fred
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#73399 02/18/2007 12:05 AM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 299 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 299 | The drums are the same for many years ,even some from the 70's will fit the 51-54's | | |
#73400 02/18/2007 7:12 AM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 59 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 59 | 1951-54 Chevrolet passenger & 1953-62 Corvette are the only front hubs that will work on the
1952 1/2 ton (the earlier ones only fit cars with "huck" style brakes) as for the 6-lug brake drums they fit like from 1951-1970 pickups. The 5-lug drums fit Chevrolet cars from 1951-58 front or rear and 1951-70 rear. | | |
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