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Spend alot of time on details, this drum balance thing has driven me crazy but getting there.

This is a great truck, not a fixer upper per-say. Thanks, chevycucv" for reply.

The e- brake always never works correctly, and if it does, requires lots of tweaking, or pay high dollar for the shaft e-brake, not me; yet, not to mention proportioning valve, Some say you need one that adjust. Now why do I want to add disc brake? Be unsure all the time? Not me. If all slots...

rickycotte, Also found arch on one of my front leafs is off by 3/8" so I'm getting new daytons shipped today. Got oem stuff no lift just what it had. Still yet another week to go before drum test. see ya

rickycotte, I guess you read about my set back? All else went back together just fine, but the front, waiting, It will be a long week. See ya

OK Thanks to all, Put back together today as said.

No updates till early next week, ord out of bushings, can't ship my other stuff till then.

Guys mine had a gooey, tar like adhesive on bottom. I knew someone wouldn't take it serious that it was really there, but thats the way it is. Take out one thats never been open you'll see, until then I'll find something, thanks for the replies. This also a first for me, I actually had to pry...

The magnet on the inside of rear-end housing is attached to the bottom right below the ring gear. What was used to affix it to housing? I pulled it up and out to clean before new oil so now I need to put back,... with what? Anybody re-do this adhesive?

Jonesborough, Co-op, see James he's been there forever

Today , balanced drums, took apart from hub, cleaned, went to co-op and yes they balanced out to 2.75 oz on one and the other was 1.25oz not as much as I thought it would be but we'll see when I put all back. Doing brakes ( those are not cheap) while there, axle seals, wheel cylinders, removed...

Mike, He says it shouldn't touch!; any mud, snow wouldn't be good trying to get out, plus friction would eventually get it, what is gauge on that metal (device)? I just think thats bad for business to allow it to touch.

No weights, disassembled tonight for make ready on weights, also doing brakes, wheel cylinders, some hardware on backing plates. I did notice today that there is two places where metal has been removed at a factory level (machined out along inner edge as a balance method so it is possible they...

Yes it will be possible, what happens is I'll have to re-size lug length by 3/8" , spacers are there at centriimatic, then get balancers from balance master. We may try balancing ourselves, if we achieve 75% of its affect on wheel hop then I think we can't feel it. Now its all very faint but...

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Mike, Talked to him this morning at balance master, our 1008 wheel will hit the ring because of those rivets on inside are at 12-1/2". The OD on balance masters product is 12.625 He will not custom me, I'm all stock 235-85 -16, I'm going to try centramatic in Texas.

We are on it. This morning we discussed how to attach weight, as ours' the race is part of drum, we have a decent shop here. Father in law has vast knowledge of machining. We have a lathe, bridgeport end mil in our inventory, we will try to machine piece to fit our hubs that will fit balance...

Well, Well, Well, Thank you much. Can't wait to try this on cucv 1008 Drums I've called on some centric balance people but feel we can be creative at finding a way to attach that weight. Allen

We also changed the rearend in one of our trucks a few years ago, but... no bad change out just saved all drums and brake material, went back on new one, sure over time a lot of things wear but this is not something that one shouldn't be able to find and fix.:oops:

Thanks rickycotte, So far we have done alot in this area, spent a ton of money. Its like unless we find the problem were not very good at anything. Funny huh. Guy above talks about bead line up, we have moved tires and wheels around trucks so many times its un-real, taken tires off each truck...