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Old 09-14-2007, 11:53 AM   #1
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73-87 Suspension

I picked up a 73-87 front suspension for my 67 it has 5 lug 1 1/4" rotors
and rubber inner A arm bushes, so does that mean it's a c10 unit ?
I hear people talking of the 3/4 ton supension and was wondering if there is any difference.
I guess I just want to make sure what i've got before I start ordering parts
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Old 09-14-2007, 11:59 AM   #2
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Re: 73-87 Suspension

The 3/4 ton would have 8 lugs I believe.
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Old 09-14-2007, 08:39 PM   #3
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Re: 73-87 Suspension

my 3/4 ton has the 8 lug 1 1/4" rotors. the 5 lugs are for the 1/2 ton but i'm not sure if the PO could've put 5 lug rotors on 3/4 ton spindles and a-arms?
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Old 09-24-2007, 09:49 AM   #4
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Re: 73-87 Suspension

they were avalible in 1" or 1 1/4", the bigger one were refferd to as the "heavy halfs", the spindle shaft is 1/4" thick, bigger bearings, and different calipers/rotors, i just changed my daily over to all heavy half and added some drop spindles too
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Old 09-24-2007, 10:29 AM   #5
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Re: 73-87 Suspension

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they were avalible in 1" or 1 1/4", the bigger one were refferd to as the "heavy halfs", the spindle shaft is 1/4" thick, bigger bearings, and different calipers/rotors,....
Actually GM and the Auto Parts refers to the 1 1/4" as Heavy Duty (HD) brakes. GM used the term "Heavy Halfs" to describe a series of trucks that were considered 5/8s ton truck. The HD brakes were standard on this series, but were available on all GM 1/2 trucks.
As an example, they were listed as an option on the SPID sheet of my 82 C/K 2wd Blazer.
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Old 09-24-2007, 03:20 PM   #6
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Actually GM and the Auto Parts refers to the 1 1/4" as Heavy Duty (HD) brakes. GM used the term "Heavy Halfs" to describe a series of trucks that were considered 5/8s ton truck. The HD brakes were standard on this series, but were available on all GM 1/2 trucks.
As an example, they were listed as an option on the SPID sheet of my 82 C/K 2wd Blazer.
got ya, i must have be misinformed on the "heavy half"
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Old 09-25-2007, 04:43 AM   #7
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Re: 73-87 Suspension

so what all would i need to buy from the auto part store. and what about the back is there a OEM way to convert to disc?
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