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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Newton, IA
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Just curious about rebuilding a set of these and if anyone here can provide pics of the process or before and afters. Also has anyone fabricated a set out of tubing or flat materials.
Here is a link as a reference for similar>>>> http://www.offroadfabnet.com/forums/...truck+trailing
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Re: Trailing Arms, Anyone rebuilt a set completely?
Mine are going to be fabbed in a similar manner... just not as beefy. I will be going the dimple-die'd route. No pics yet cuz they are still an autocad drawing on another computer. It's nice to have a family member with a full on fab shop - tube shark, cnc plasma table, mill, lathe, MIG & TIG, etc. Hope to get cutting next weekend!
P.S. : Porterbuilt makes tube ones!
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Re: Trailing Arms, Anyone rebuilt a set completely?
Here's what I did to rescue my 3/4 ton arms. This is before I knew replacements were available...
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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Re: Trailing Arms, Anyone rebuilt a set completely?
ok check ebay and my build thread you can buy nascar trailing arms for a $100 to you door..why rebuild......
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Location: WI
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Re: Trailing Arms, Anyone rebuilt a set completely?
mine were completely shot and only used them for measurements to fab a new set and the sleve for the bushings. I beat the crap out of them before tearing my truck apart and they are fine. I know a lot of people plate the top and bottom but I just put a plate at the spring location. I just cut mine and bent them to the corect angle and made a pie out of another piece of the square stock and welded it in.
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Re: Trailing Arms, Anyone rebuilt a set completely?
Cool guys cant wait to see some more great work....
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Re: Trailing Arms, Anyone rebuilt a set completely?
A few members sell rustfree ones for $100 a set. Why go through the trouble of fixing them?
I have sold 5 rustfree sets for $100 a set in the last year. Don't currently have any. Become a subscribing member and post a WTB ad. If the first set lasted this long, a 2nd set will last longer than you will own the truck.
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Re: Trailing Arms, Anyone rebuilt a set completely?
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Re: Trailing Arms, Anyone rebuilt a set completely?
One of mine was ugly, but savable, the other was shot. I ended up buying a set of custom arms and a c.memeber from Porterbuilt.
I like the restoration work shown above though. Good job.
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Re: Trailing Arms, Anyone rebuilt a set completely?
I'm curious about this. I searched you thread and ebay with no luck. I see where you mention them in your build thread but not much info and no pics. How about some pics or a little more info on how you found them?
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Re: Trailing Arms, Anyone rebuilt a set completely?
its weird, i have never seen a rusty pair here in Colorado.
Sorry guys, i have thrown away nicer ones than that. There is never a demand around here |
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sorry nothing here but I'll look when I get home and post the pics...I will say that it was a bolt in ...
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Re: Trailing Arms, Anyone rebuilt a set completely?
Here is a set I built awhile back. linky http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=214975
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Re: Trailing Arms, Anyone rebuilt a set completely?
Nice! me likey!
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