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Old 03-18-2025, 08:32 AM   #5
J and M Machine
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Default Re: where to send rods to recondition

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Originally Posted by Bored&Stroked View Post
Hey J&M, how do you balance the big-ends? Where do you remove material from? Also, how do you install the pin bushings . . do you swage them in like Ford did?
We remove the material from the two ribs on the big end of connecting rod.
Typical set of V8 rods are usually within 6 grams as long as they haven't been swapped out.

Yes we have a tool prior to honing the wrist pin bushings that forces the bushing tightly against the rod prior to final honing.
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