Front Lower Control Arm Shaft 1968 C10 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

fb111ewo · 06-04-2016, 10:07 AM

Good Morning all. I'm working on changing the lower control arm shafts on my 68 C10. I ordered the replacement shafts from Rock Auto and received them very quickly. The replacements are MOOG and I've lined them up in the attached picture. The overall length is the same, the thread length is the same and the bracket dimple is the same. The only difference is the length of the shoulder from the end, where the seal goes on. As you can see more clearly on the right side of the picture, there is a half inch difference between the old and new. I don't think this will make any difference, but wanted to get some of the wiser, experienced viewpoints from someone who has changed these out before.
Thanks in advance for the replies!

**68bowtie** · 06-04-2016, 11:29 AM

i recently did this too and it seems the only effect is the seals sit differently. but it shouldn't be a problem.

fb111ewo · 06-04-2016, 03:57 PM

Thanks for the quick reply! That was what I thought too, but glad to hear from someone who has had the same thing. Hard as it was to get the end caps off, I glad I won't have to do this again for a long while!

06-04-2016, 10:07 AM	#1
fb111ewo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Murfreesboro TN - originally from Missouri Posts: 140	Front Lower Control Arm Shaft 1968 C10 Good Morning all. I'm working on changing the lower control arm shafts on my 68 C10. I ordered the replacement shafts from Rock Auto and received them very quickly. The replacements are MOOG and I've lined them up in the attached picture. The overall length is the same, the thread length is the same and the bracket dimple is the same. The only difference is the length of the shoulder from the end, where the seal goes on. As you can see more clearly on the right side of the picture, there is a half inch difference between the old and new. I don't think this will make any difference, but wanted to get some of the wiser, experienced viewpoints from someone who has changed these out before. Thanks in advance for the replies! Attached Images

06-04-2016, 11:29 AM	#2
68bowtie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 8,612	Re: Front Lower Control Arm Shaft 1968 C10 i recently did this too and it seems the only effect is the seals sit differently. but it shouldn't be a problem. __________________ Please help my sister in law with her battle with cancer https://gofund.me/902f6fce Survivor "Lil’ Mint" (67 c10 40k mile light green original paint) Project "C10 Fever" (68 factory black 396 swb) Project "Little Sister" (70 c10 blue original paint refresh) Project "Blue Bomb" (70 c30 blue original paint refresh) SOLD Project "Vitamin C" (71 c10 orange original paint refresh) SOLD

06-04-2016, 03:57 PM	#3
fb111ewo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Murfreesboro TN - originally from Missouri Posts: 140	Re: Front Lower Control Arm Shaft 1968 C10 Thanks for the quick reply! That was what I thought too, but glad to hear from someone who has had the same thing. Hard as it was to get the end caps off, I glad I won't have to do this again for a long while!



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