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Re: F350 knuckle swap
« Reply #45 on: March 21, 2012, 10:43:14 AM »
lol

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Re: F350 knuckle swap
« Reply #46 on: March 21, 2012, 11:31:21 AM »
I tried. and did. urp
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F350 knuckle swap
« Reply #47 on: March 21, 2012, 03:09:53 PM »
It stops like hitting a wall now ;D
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Re: F350 knuckle swap
« Reply #48 on: March 21, 2012, 04:03:53 PM »
Stupid question...

Why did you do this swap?  HD parts?  Lock-outs?

forgive my ignorance :-[
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Re: F350 knuckle swap
« Reply #49 on: March 21, 2012, 04:15:11 PM »
better brakes - twin piston calipers on a larger rotor.

lockouts and real bearings were side benefits. some report 10% milage increase with the lockouts but that much would surprise me.
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Re: F350 knuckle swap
« Reply #50 on: March 26, 2012, 07:42:06 AM »
dodge factor dual spacers available?  do you have a 19.5 dual spare wheel i could see if it fits over my rear discs?  a 16" doesnt fit

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F350 knuckle swap
« Reply #51 on: March 26, 2012, 07:55:06 AM »
Yes and yes
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Re: F350 knuckle swap
« Reply #52 on: March 26, 2012, 11:01:41 AM »
can you bring tuesday? 


4.87 is the hub bore you machined out right?  Rickson says 03' up is same also.


is your outer dual hub or lug centric? 


a dual fits tight to my rear axle bore, but the lip isnt wide enough to catch both centers so i think the outter would have to be lug centric 

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Re: F350 knuckle swap
« Reply #53 on: March 26, 2012, 11:08:08 AM »
you question makes no sense to me but this should answer it anyway

chevy bore is 4.56
dodge bore is 4.77
ford bore is 4.87

I'm going to make you take them apart but I'll throw them in the truck sure.

my steel duals are both hub centric. I seem to recall you took a closer look at my rear hub when we did shoes on it at your shop and saw the lip was taller than yours. I don't know if you'll find a steel lug centric outer dual but I've never needed to look or care...
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Re: F350 knuckle swap
« Reply #54 on: March 26, 2012, 11:20:14 AM »
4.78, yes sorry.   


trying to come up with a plan that maching new dual 19.5 could bolt the my truck now, but then bolt to same gen dually or 03' up dually if needed...



ya i think i remember looking at yours now.  mine would need hub centric inner, and lug centric outter....  could just have vic put cones in the lugs on the wheels that wouldn't matter on a dual with the correct lugs (that i dont have anyway on SRW)

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Re: F350 knuckle swap
« Reply #55 on: March 26, 2012, 11:35:06 AM »
yup, sure could do that.

sadly the Ford axle I got didn't have lug nuts on it, so I have only the couple spares I have that I'm keeping.
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