Thread: nice NOS find
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Old 07-29-2020, 01:50 PM   #15
palallin
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Re: nice NOS find

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Originally Posted by special-K View Post
Does your '69 still have the original closed knuckle drum brake Dana44? '69 was the last year for that design front axle. Those came with the all metal/small dial Spicer hubs that go back to the option first being offered. The first ones shown in the link above.
Yes, the axel is the closed-knuckle D44. According to the link, however:
"1969: GM began using the small internal Spicer locking hub on its 1/2 tons & K5 blazers. The locking knob was red plastic and was used 1 year only. "
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'69 Longstep K-10: 327/SM465/T-221/Closed Knuckle Dana44/12-bolt.
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