joineed the 8 lug club

[cupcake]

Just finished my 8 lug conversion. 10.25 in the rear and chevy outers up front.

 

[miesk5]

yo!

Good for you!

Post any pics please

 

[Miss Kitten]

View attachment 24101

 

[cupcake]

pics here

http://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/registry/19661/67365

 

[Elmo]

now was this just a mod to a 1/2 ton axel so that you could get the 8 lug set up brakes and all ? what was purpose of the mod ? benefit ?

 

[Miss Kitten]

a sterling comes from a 3/4 ton truck so it has the 8 lug

in order to run the front diff you need to convert it to 8 lug as well on either the solid dana 44 or the ttb 44

 

[cupcake]

now was this just a mod to a 1/2 ton axel so that you could get the 8 lug set up brakes and all ? what was purpose of the mod ? benefit ?

Yes these are 3/4 or 1 ton outers on the 1/2 ton TTB front.

Well you get bigger brakes, beefy as **** outers (did you see the size of the lockout?) without the fabricating or expence of a solid axle. Even the F250 and F350 1 tons still have a TTB that is not that much different than the 1/2 ton units

And yes it has a 1 ton rear so it is nice to have all the lug patterns the same. Not like I usally carry a spare and deffinetly dont want to carry 2