After plenty of scraping I took the knuckles to a friend of mine who washed them with a high pressure high temperature pressure washer. I then clamped them up in a vice and drilled the tapered hole out to 7/8". I am going to run one ton GM TRE (tie rod ends) and I am going to run them OTN (over the knuckle). I will buy the conversion spacers at a later time. On a side note I would really like to own a Wilton vice.
One of the great things about my job is that the company owns a glass bead blaster and they were kind enough to let me use it. I blasted the knuckles, rock guards and caliper mounting plates.
After blasting the parts were wiped down with lacquer thinner, primed and painted.
