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Originally Posted by VWNate1
.......I don't think GM put on anything that wasn't important as " extra " parts reduce the profit margin ....
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True, but when these trucks were built they were primarily for farm, ranch or industrial use. Most back roads were dirt, gravel, caliche or full of pot-holes (still are in some cases) so a brace may have been a safeguard.
These days, with most of them used as leisure or fun and on paved roads it's not a necessary item unless one wants to be period correct.
My 68 GMC with 250 six three speed was completely original when I got it from a rancher friend and didn't have one.