Has anyone seen one of these? is it just a myth? Thought i read somewhere that chevy used to use 12bolt rears in there 3/4 ton vans and that they were 8 lug?
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12bolt 8 lug?
- Thread starter slyguy_22
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only 12 bolt 8 lug i know of (i might be wrong) is a dana 60 rear
redneckdude
1/2 ton status
all the light truck dana built axles are 10 bolt covers...44s, 60s, 70s, etc.
there ya go proved wrong again...
And 12 bolts on the cover does not make it a "12 bolt".
AFAIK 12 bolts were only available with 5 or 6 lugs, but you never know. It is a SF axle so a simple change of shafts/drums could make it 8 lug (though I don't know why they would do that).
Stomis
Professional Amateur
To make a frankenaxle just like my 14b 6 lug no floater...
It is easy (i.e. all it requires is custom axle shafts and brake drums/rotors to match) to adapt any SF to any lug pattern.
8 lug axles have 8 lugs to increase the weight capacity of the axle. There is no changing the size of the wheel bearings on a 12 bolt and therefore no changing of its max weight capacity, hence my comment on there being no reason for an 8 lug 12 bolt.
SF 14 bolts have bigger wheel bearings and the only reason the 6 lug 14 bolt exists is to match front 6 lug axles (I would assume). The wheel bearings are capable of taking the "3/4 ton" load and hence some SF 14 bolts are 8 lug.
pauly383
Daddy383
Prior to the new body styles in the 70's most 1/2 tons were 5 lug , 3/4 tons were six lug , and 1 tons were 8 lug . That is talking pickups 2wd . 4wd never had 5 lug as far as I know .
I don't know about 8 lug 12 bolts , never heard of that , but many 3/4 ton rated 60's pickups had the 12 bolt .
Blazers have always been six lug in 1/2 ton 4x4 and 5 lug in 1/2 ton 2wd .
I don't know about 8 lug 12 bolts , never heard of that , but many 3/4 ton rated 60's pickups had the 12 bolt .
Blazers have always been six lug in 1/2 ton 4x4 and 5 lug in 1/2 ton 2wd .
