You can bush the LY rods for .990" pins, but like you said, you'd likely have enough into the LYs that you could have bought some stronger aftermarket rods. Just make sure you have the cheap aftermarket rods checked for size...they'll probably need resizing.
CHIP
'70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60
'69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60
'71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75
'73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75
'90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt
'06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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