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troy54gmc · 02-16-2010, 05:51 PM

Hey guys, i got some questions and i know you guys have the answers. I recently put a 75 nove sub frame on my 54 GMC. It has the standard disc brakes and 5 lug 4-3/4 chevy pattern. What my question is, i was going to use a newer axle from a chevy s-10 with factory disc brakes because i can get one pretty cheap. Do you guys know if the newer s-10 have the same lug pattern or would i be better off using a different rear axle. Or can i swap the front hubs and brakes to newer stuff without having to swap the upper and lower A arms? Im trying to get the front and rear lug pattern to match with 4 wheel disc for as little as money as possible. Any help or info would be much appreciated.........Oh ya its a chilly 74 degrees today in Surprise Az.

63 & 64 Bowties · 02-16-2010, 06:22 PM

Yup, the S-10 has 4.75 too.

troy54gmc · 02-16-2010, 07:31 PM

Sweet... Thanks Bowties. That will make things alot easier. I knew you guys would have the answers. I love this site.

troy54gmc · 02-16-2010, 07:36 PM

Hey do you know if i can use the s-10 spindels on the front with the old nova/camaro sub frame?

Dan Bowles · 02-16-2010, 09:47 PM

S10 spindles are Metric so they are the same as the later A/G cars (Monte/Cutlass) so I don't think they'll fit the Nova.

Unless you are going to run spacers or tub the bed, the S10 rear is too narrow, especially the non-4x4 axle. We put the 4x4 axle in my son's 54 Chevy and then 2" spacers. I put a Camaro disc underneath a '52 I just sold and it fit great. I got it with disc brakes for $75.

63 & 64 Bowties · 02-17-2010, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Bowles

Unless you are going to run spacers or tub the bed, the S10 rear is too narrow, especially the non-4x4 axle. We put the 4x4 axle in my son's 54 Chevy and then 2" spacers.

Glad you caught that. I just assumed he was talking about a 4x4, but like Dan said, you won't be happy with a 2wd axle. You'll either have to run huge spacers or find some zero offset wheels for it.

troy54gmc · 02-17-2010, 01:33 PM

Cool. thanks guys i appreciate it. i found a camaro rear axle with disc brakes im goin to look at it friday. Thanks again.

Dan Bowles · 02-18-2010, 09:26 PM

I used a Camaro on a roller I sold last year. Fit was MUCH better. On the light hunt for another...watch the ring gear size, they aren't ALL 8.8s.

02-16-2010, 05:51 PM	#1
troy54gmc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: surprise az Posts: 239	Lugs and Axles??? Hey guys, i got some questions and i know you guys have the answers. I recently put a 75 nove sub frame on my 54 GMC. It has the standard disc brakes and 5 lug 4-3/4 chevy pattern. What my question is, i was going to use a newer axle from a chevy s-10 with factory disc brakes because i can get one pretty cheap. Do you guys know if the newer s-10 have the same lug pattern or would i be better off using a different rear axle. Or can i swap the front hubs and brakes to newer stuff without having to swap the upper and lower A arms? Im trying to get the front and rear lug pattern to match with 4 wheel disc for as little as money as possible. Any help or info would be much appreciated.........Oh ya its a chilly 74 degrees today in Surprise Az.

02-16-2010, 06:22 PM	#2
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: Lugs and Axles??? Yup, the S-10 has 4.75 too. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

02-16-2010, 07:31 PM	#3
troy54gmc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: surprise az Posts: 239	Re: Lugs and Axles??? Sweet... Thanks Bowties. That will make things alot easier. I knew you guys would have the answers. I love this site.

02-16-2010, 07:36 PM	#4
troy54gmc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: surprise az Posts: 239	Re: Lugs and Axles??? Hey do you know if i can use the s-10 spindels on the front with the old nova/camaro sub frame?

02-16-2010, 09:47 PM	#5
Dan Bowles AD Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Blissfield, MI Posts: 822	Re: Lugs and Axles??? S10 spindles are Metric so they are the same as the later A/G cars (Monte/Cutlass) so I don't think they'll fit the Nova. Unless you are going to run spacers or tub the bed, the S10 rear is too narrow, especially the non-4x4 axle. We put the 4x4 axle in my son's 54 Chevy and then 2" spacers. I put a Camaro disc underneath a '52 I just sold and it fit great. I got it with disc brakes for $75.

02-17-2010, 01:33 PM	#7
troy54gmc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: surprise az Posts: 239	Re: Lugs and Axles??? Cool. thanks guys i appreciate it. i found a camaro rear axle with disc brakes im goin to look at it friday. Thanks again.

02-18-2010, 09:26 PM	#8
Dan Bowles AD Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Blissfield, MI Posts: 822	Re: Lugs and Axles??? I used a Camaro on a roller I sold last year. Fit was MUCH better. On the light hunt for another...watch the ring gear size, they aren't ALL 8.8s.



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