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Congrats and LOL I have heard that same type of story I dont know how many times. Husband or wife go to get snipped only to find out they already have one on the way.
I would be tempted if I were you to just run the 4x4 trans and transfer case, forgoing the stock transfer. Its pretty easy to flip the front pumpkin to standard rotation and makes getting parts alot easier if anything should ever break. I had a set of adapters made that took standard 1350...
glad it is coming together for you, I also wish I was closer to you to get that 4x4 trans from ya. The 2wd ones are plentiful around here but 4x4 ones have been snatched up.
yeah I had looked into those since alot of rockwell guys use them but the rotors would sit back from hub almost 6" and run into the knuckle of the gm 2.5T axles not to mention you would have to keep the hubs flipped out which wouldn't sit the tires under the body of a normal pickup.
when you...
sorry no I sold axles to friend before I ever got the calipers on, i can give you part # and info on the rotors. I had a local machine shop open up the inside hole on rotor to fit over hub and then drilled hub from backside and threaded holes to bolt rotor on.
napa NB 4885858
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I hope I can help you out here a bit.
5th gear in your manual shouldnt be 1.00 it should be .77 so your rpm math works like this.
60mph - 6.17 gears - .77 5th od - 43 OD tires (11.00r20) = 2277 rpm
60mph - 6.17 gears - .77 5th od - 46 OD tires (395/85r20)= 2082 rpm
60mph - 6.17 gears -...