Luke Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 I did a search and found plenty of information on upgrading and tweaking Abu's. Most of the info was for the 6500 size and some on the 7000. My questions are: Can I tweak a 5500 size (ie smoothies, gear upgrade, levelwind bearing) just as easily? Are the 5500 upgrades interchangeable with the 6500 or are they size specific? Are the upgrades I mentioned above pretty much the norm or am I missing something? What I'm looking to do is upgrade a 5500 sized Abu to make it a smooth drag, high speed, long casting ma-cheen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FNA Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 try looking at old posts in the Distance Casting Forum or posting there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumb-Burner Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 every part except the frame, spool and spindle is interchangeable between the 5500 size and the 6500 size and even the 4500 size... same parts fit both... hope this helps. If you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day. But, if you teach a man to fish, he will spend all his money on fishing tackle and won't be able to afford to eat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcap60 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Thumb-Burner: You just made my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted January 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 every part except the frame, spool and spindle is interchangeable between the 5500 size and the 6500 size and even the 4500 size... same parts fit both... hope this helps. Thanks! That helps quite a bit. Now I just need to pretend I know what I'm doing, order the right parts and install them. How hard could it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumb-Burner Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 feel free to send me a pm for specific help If you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day. But, if you teach a man to fish, he will spend all his money on fishing tackle and won't be able to afford to eat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted January 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 feel free to send me a pm for specific help will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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