twistthethro
twistthethrottle
"Trans-Dapt 7066 Wheel Adapters" is this the correct adapter to go from 5x4 to 5x4.5?
"Trans-Dapt 7066 Wheel Adapters" is this the correct adapter to go from 5x4 to 5x4.5?
I have a trashed fender handing on my shop wall to remind me how i feel about cast wheel adaptors...thanks just an idea I have, looking for something temporary in the back for now to use 5x4.5 wheels and change axles later down the road
There is a place for cheap and the thing that hold the wheels on you car is not where it should be.sounds like I should just replace the axles now and stop trying to be cheap
can have your axles re drilled to 4.5! some say its un safe but mosler dose it all the time!
my concern is I plan to narrow the rear and trying to decide the width of the axle with the wheel and tire I plan to use and tubing and on and on and on
Actually, if I whee to do it all over again. I would just get a Dana 60 out of a newer truck wreck, cut off all the brackets and crap you don't need. Narrow it. Then buy the Mopar housing ends and new axles from Dr. Diff that have the 5-4-1/2" pattern.
I think it’s important to point out that an old 8-3/4 is only worth the cost of the housing and what a rebuildable 489 case goes for. They all need to be rebuilt and gone through completely. By the time you straighten & narrow it, buy new axles, replace everything and add disk brakes you most likely will be around $2000-$3000. I don’t know if that’s worth the cost... DTS here in Michigan rebuilt mine with my parts for $160. That’s too good of s deal to me.
I’m taking it the OP wants the get the car rolling while it’s being worked on. You could drive I like that, but it’s easier to just get your suspension work done then buy your wheels. Your wheels will always have a funky looking offset to them if you want to run adapters on that old 5-4” bolt pattern.
There ya go
6 x $350 = $2100
Or just rebuild it and be done with it.