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Old 07-19-2012, 11:10 PM
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Dana 80 swappers

Im working on swapping a Dana 80 into my 93 d350. I'm far enough along that I made a trial run yesterday. The truck is pulling to the right. I'm thinking this is do do the larger hole in the mounting pad on the D80 vs the pin in the leaf spring. I'm sure I've butchered the terminology but I hope it was good enough to get my point across. My question is what is everyone doing to fix this if anything? Thanks.
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I machined a bushing so that the alignment pin fit snug and centered.
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Originally Posted by JD730
I machined a bushing so that the alignment pin fit snug and centered.
Can you machine me a couple?
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Could you weld a 1/4 thick plate to the mounting pad and drill the proper sized hole?
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Originally Posted by longshotranch
Could you weld a 1/4 thick plate to the mounting pad and drill the proper sized hole?
Anything is possible but the rearend is in the truck. A bushing would be great!
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