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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: WA
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Did I mess up my a-arms?
1969 C10. Spent over half it's life in a field or my back yard but some how the a-arms were slightly cross threaded when I took them apart. I guess it happened on the assembly line. Can't see why they would have taken it apart after that with such little wear. Either way it's there.
Than I had them blasted and was in a hurry and didn't protect the parts as much as I would normally. The blaster didn't protect them like I talked to the company about... and they used steel shot. Which made a crazy rough finish. I than painted them ( yeah smooth move)... a really smart guy at work told me the threads in the a arm looked more like straight ribs and probably helped like a lock washer would. I didn't give it much more thought. Tell now... I spent 1.5 hours carefully scrapping and wire wheeling the paint out of the threads of one lower a-arm but it still doesn't bottom out. I feel like I should just junk them and start over. I deal with threads, tapping, drilling and all that good stuff all the time at work. And they just dont look right. My dad restores muscle cars for a living and he said if nothing else piece of mind is worth changing them out. Better than wrecking later... What do you guys think? Also I don't really have any vision of ever lowering the truck ( besides with a load in the bed ![]() Also Porter Built says they can move the ball joint 1" forward to center the wheel in the opening. I never noticed it was off set... input? picture? Sorry I know this is getting long. Thanks for reading and I appreciate any input. |
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Re: Did I mess up my a-arms?
Been thinking it over more and more and I really don't want to spend a grand for a-arms. They are cool but they aren't going to do much for me but look good. Might go by the junk yard and see what I can't find. A little worried if they minorly bent from a wreck or some thing but we will see... they normally got a few at every junk yard around here.
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Watson, Louisiana
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Re: Did I mess up my a-arms?
nothing wrong with junkyard arms. just rebuild em with new end caps and shafts if you want. ive seen some guys take the factory 67-72 arms and put the 73-87 shafts and bushings in them.
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Re: Did I mess up my a-arms?
were the later shafts and bushings better? I already have brand new replacements but still curious.
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Re: Did I mess up my a-arms?
I thing theyre sealed and not zirked for greasing. (73+)
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Location: Franklinton NC
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Re: Did I mess up my a-arms?
The 73 and up use newer style rubber/poly bushings.
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Re: Did I mess up my a-arms?
hmmm that's handy I guess. I wouldn't be interested but cool to know that you can do it.
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