well i want your opinion because i'm just not sure... should i keep 5 bolt axles or convert to 3/4ton 6 bolt??? i'm dropin a hopped up 454 eventually and wanna run prob about 34 inch tires. can i make the 1/2 system i have bullet proof without spending a mint? and while i have you..... what you think of blocks used for raising the rear end.. recommend i just spend the money and get the leaf springs??
2007-10-22 16:30:14 · 5 answers · asked by bigbluetarger 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Chevrolet
well there a good question, 6 is always better then 5 but you need to know why first and then you can answer it your self.
the lug bolt are more for stopping then to hold the tire on the car, truck, the hole in the middle of the rim is what holds the weight of the car, truck, but if you adding a motor with more torq not so much as horse power as torq, as torq is what gets you going to start with and puts more load on the studs, then yes 6 is better then 5
as for the blocks to raise the truck, the more you get the axles away from the springs the more leverage there is (not in your favor) the closer you keep the axle to the springs the better it is all around, so spending the money on the spring Kit was a good idea...
2007-10-22 17:18:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I ran a 74 Chev 3/4 ton 454 36 inch tires for mud-dragging and won 1st place for two years before I got tired of it....was a heck of a lot of fun though. 1/2 ton 5 bolt axle might hold up for a while but it depends on how much you beat it...3/4 ton 6 bolt is much stouter but more expensive to fix also. Very important to have good, strong u-joints with the grease fitting in the cap and not in the body or "tee" of the u-joint...much stronger. Off-road or plowing parts suppliers carry them. Best to go with re-arced leaf springs or new for the lift.
2007-10-22 17:58:03 · answer #2 · answered by paul h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I ran a seventy 4 Chev 3/4 ton 454 36 inch tires for airborne dirt and mud-dragging and gained 1st place for 2 years till now I have been given fed up in it....became right into a heck of extremely some exciting nonetheless. a million/2 ton 5 bolt axle could delay for a together as even though it relies upon on how plenty you beat it...3/4 ton 6 bolt is plenty stouter yet greater costly to restoration additionally. significant to have good, good u-joints with the grease setting up interior the cap and not interior the physique or "tee" of the u-joint...plenty greater suitable. Off-highway or plowing areas providers carry them. maximum suitable to flow with re-arced leaf springs or new for the carry.
2016-12-18 15:01:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would go with the 3/4 ton 6 bolt and you can use blocks but sespension is better
2007-10-22 16:59:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
looks like you're going to spend alot of money, so, why not just update the vehicle by about 20m years?
2007-10-22 16:41:59 · answer #5 · answered by G M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋