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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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trailing arms or four link?
I'm not sure what to do on the rear end of the 79. either thinking porterbuilt trailing arm system or making a four link. what the thought guys?
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: washington
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Re: trailing arms or four link?
Porter built four link would be best! Lol. Agood four will hook you turn you and keep your but cozy on the road
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Lubbock, TX
Posts: 2,047
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Re: trailing arms or four link?
Why are you swapping from leafs? Big power or just got an itch???
4-link or triangulated 3-link can be tuned to hook well at the strip and still give a great ride. But a tuned Cal-Trac setup will do the same thing for a whole lot less work and $$$ |
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: AZ
Posts: 3,069
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Re: trailing arms or four link?
The Porterbuilt trailing arm setup is very nice, and should give you a good ride. Are you wanting to keep everything under the bed? How low are you wanting to go?
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Placentia, California
Posts: 567
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Re: trailing arms or four link?
CPP prototyped its '73-87 Trailing Arm kit on my '79. I put 5,000 or so miles on it right away driving the truck on Americruise. That was back around 2007, and it still rides and handles great. I can tell you, you will sacrifice a little of the truck's ability to haul a heavy load, or do serious heavy towing.
Not a big deal for me, I've got a late model GMC for that stuff. Last edited by John Gilbert; 12-13-2012 at 04:41 PM. Reason: left out a wurd |
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