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Old 08-30-2013, 09:24 AM   #1
65 wonton
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Assembling the new front crossmember

I've bolted up the 73 front cross member to my 66 frame (1 ton). Seems everyone said there'd be 1 hole to drill and 1 hole to oblong on each side. Not on mine. 7 holes fit perfect (4 to the side and 3 to the bottom of the frame).

1. So when I bolt up the lower control arm, at the frame side, do I just center it? Or is this an adjustment that the alignment person will work with when its on the rack?

2. Specs call for 8 ft-lbs on the 1/4" bolts that hold the upper ball joint to the control arm. Seems awful light. But that is in the Torque tables also. Any other opinions?

3. Rear spring stacks appear to be symetrical. Is there a front or rear, left or right? Leafs on the 1 ton not trailing arms.

4. The front control arm bushing (well really there aren't any) thread onto the mounting shaft and into the control arm, at the same time. Is there a certain way to do this or are they just seated and bottomed out? Are there torque specs on these? Seemed like they were on very tight when disassembled.

Thanks for any input.

Dave, yup pics are being saved for the official thread to come.
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