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bent trailing arm
was having some clearance issues on drivers side rear tire and edge of fender opening,figured it was from running larger tires and from lowering it,after some reading on here rear gets pushed towards pass. side. after some beating and banging took for ride and still some rubbing and alot of vibration and noise,checked trans mount and u joints then decided to hold brake and give a little gas(power packing as we call it) saw side of bed buckle and i stopped and found the problem. knew arms needed replaced before but definitely now.sorry for novel just this has been bugging me
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Re: bent trailing arm
yeah, id definitely say those are good candidates for replacement.
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Re: bent trailing arm
yeah shouldve replaced when lowered couldnt find much around here any better
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Re: bent trailing arm
cpp makes a tubular trailing arm if you cant find a decent original replacement. i think they are only sold in sets, but i imagine the other looks pretty bad too.
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Re: bent trailing arm
try to find some trailing arms off a c20 they are re-enforced.
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Re: bent trailing arm
Love the avatar! Haven't seen those stickers in a coon's age!
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![]() Guess we all have to admit we've taken unnecessary chances--just to hurry and get it on the road. Yep, me too, altho' I hate to admit it! I'd say you were lucky that it destructed when you "packed" it, rather than later while running at highway speeds. Safety, safety, safety! Sam |
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Re: bent trailing arm
i figured i would get some grief for running those, have some replacements coming,and gonna swap to c10 rear
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Re: bent trailing arm
scored some trailing arms today for $30 bucks, drive shaft was included as well ,which dont think i can use has different carrier bearing
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Re: bent trailing arm
Nice score. U can have the bearing switched to the other style if you need I would think.
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Re: bent trailing arm
Man i'd love to score a hd 2 piece drive shaft.
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Re: bent trailing arm
had trailing arms reinforced pretty happy with results
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Re: bent trailing arm
You can use the drive shaft too. Just get ahold of Captain Fab here on the site for the bracket.
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