Re: 9" rear in a jailbar truck
Denny, my thought is it's under great compression when the 4 fine thread u bolts are torqued down. I don't think there will be any movement between that plate and the axle. When I pull the banjo axle out I will have two more of the plates for backup projects. Perhaps building up some weld on the loose side and making a spacer between the two parts, bolting them together and then shaving down the weld with a boring bar, not unlike Skips idea. Or opening up my wallet and buying a set of f100 round style u bolts and their plates.
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Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1946 Tonner Pickup with 226 H six, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, now wearing 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)
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