Changing front end parts
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Changing front end parts
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I have a 57 Ford that has a Chevy S-10 or half ton front end and a Ford 9 inch rear end. I am therefore runnning two different type rims and I can't fathom carrying to sets of spare tires so how do I change over the front rotor system so that I can match up a Ford bolt pattern in front to run 1 set of wheels. I want to get some lightning rims for it in the future.
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I have a 57 Ford that has a Chevy S-10 or half ton front end and a Ford 9 inch rear end. I am therefore runnning two different type rims and I can't fathom carrying to sets of spare tires so how do I change over the front rotor system so that I can match up a Ford bolt pattern in front to run 1 set of wheels. I want to get some lightning rims for it in the future.
Thanks
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Easy, switch to a Ford front end 
Actually i think there are companies out there that make adaptors you just have to search around on the internet for awhile. You might also beable to find replacement axles for your 9" rear with a chevy bolt pattern since it is very popular to put a ford 9" in high horsepower Chevies (if there is such a thing). Another idea is to get a rim with a universal bolt pattern, they have like 9 holes drilled in them and are designed most vehicles, you could use that rim as your spare since it will probably fit the ford and chevy hub.
-Jon
Actually i think there are companies out there that make adaptors you just have to search around on the internet for awhile. You might also beable to find replacement axles for your 9" rear with a chevy bolt pattern since it is very popular to put a ford 9" in high horsepower Chevies (if there is such a thing). Another idea is to get a rim with a universal bolt pattern, they have like 9 holes drilled in them and are designed most vehicles, you could use that rim as your spare since it will probably fit the ford and chevy hub.-Jon
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Yeah as long as you get discs that are made to adapt the chevy front end to ford rims, regular ford discs won't bolt right on, but you can probably find a company that makes the chev discs with a Ford bolt pattern. I know i have seen them online somewhere.
-Jon
-Jon