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hounddogs! · 02-14-2017, 05:28 PM

Last summer, I picked up a set of trailing arms from him at a very fair price. They have now been refurbished, and live on under Grandpa's truck.

Pic #1 Operate until failure, replace as necessary

#2 arms separated, cleaned, reassembled with new upper/lower plates cut on a CNC-plasma machine, and sealed up.

#3 Ready for another 50 years' service.

For my part of the pay it forward, I'll provide the drawings that were used to drive the CNC if you want to make your own 3/4T plates. I have them in AutoCAD and PDF.
Loren

02-14-2017, 05:28 PM	#1
hounddogs! Restoring it $200 at a time... Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NE Kansas Posts: 892	Otsenre pays it forward Last summer, I picked up a set of trailing arms from him at a very fair price. They have now been refurbished, and live on under Grandpa's truck. Pic #1 Operate until failure, replace as necessary #2 arms separated, cleaned, reassembled with new upper/lower plates cut on a CNC-plasma machine, and sealed up. #3 Ready for another 50 years' service. For my part of the pay it forward, I'll provide the drawings that were used to drive the CNC if you want to make your own 3/4T plates. I have them in AutoCAD and PDF. Loren Attached Images __________________ Charter member of the 'Put the dimmer switch back on the damn floor where it belongs' Society '68 5.3L-4 speed LWB C20; grandpa bought it for the farm in '71. Now LS 5.3, rather than 327. DD '09 Pilot Weekender '65 Skylark 300-4V-4 speed Wife's '07 Lexus ES350; 117 actuator motors and I can't see the engine. Son's '04 F250 SuperCab 6.0 Last edited by hounddogs!; 02-14-2017 at 08:01 PM.