[Mike Hedger]

Do what you are talking about with the spacer. I just installed a set of Strange brakes and axles in the same bastard set up you have now but when the axles were ordered Strange dropped the ball on the axle offset and gave me one with 2.250 instead of 2.50 like the brakes were for. I made a spacer then pressed the bearing back on. If you have the bearings on now you have to split the weding rings to get the bearings off so you will need to buy bearings. I pressed the bearings on without the rings to get the distance I needed for the spacer built it then put it all together. But I did not like the way the Ford bearing set out of the bearing end (the GM bearing is not as wide) so I set the retainer plates up in the lathe and recessed them the amount the bearing stuck out of the housing. I think it was .090 or so. Hope this helps, Mike