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Old 11-02-2010, 07:10 AM   #11
DHPmike
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Re: Control arms

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Originally Posted by tazman87 View Post
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(Length x width x thickness x .286) this gives you exact weight for mild steel.

those blue web designed control arms could not exceed 10-12 pounds. after looking at them a second time lol
Im sure they are at least 3/4" thick and need to be. 1/2" thick on a bagged truck is a recipe for disaster. the weight of the truck plus raising and lowering and then driving over rough road, bumps etc would bend 1/2"

These weigh alot more than 10-12 lbs. Theres absolutely no way they weigh less than 50 lbs a set. You have to remember they have crossbars, the bushing sleeves, the inner sleeves, balljoints, etc. thats alot of weight.
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