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bagged91 · 01-22-2007, 08:14 PM

I am having a friend of mine make me a set of tubular A arms for my 71 Burb... We are making them from stainless steel. Any advise before we get into this? I wanted to raise the lower ball joint 2" and was thinking of changing the legnth of the upper a arm to eliminate some of the negative camber experienced with a lowered vehicle... Also wanted to "relax" the B.J. angle too. Lower a arm will have a bag mount...

Before anyone starts on making sure he know's how to weld, he is a very experienced welder(fully cert.) who works for Sunoco and has been welding for 28+ years. He made my stainless fuelcell for my 91' and has TIG'd many other pieces for me b4. He also is a class A machinist.

PBFAB.COM · 01-22-2007, 08:40 PM

The only 'advice' I would offer is to make sure that the changes made to the ball joint and other pivots on the new arms will work with the steering pivot points and their geometry... so that bumpsteer and other negative steering effects can be minimized.

bagged91 · 01-23-2007, 07:05 PM

Yeah, I am actually making a set of steel ones right now to "work out the bugs" with. Using 73+ arms for my jig so I can use urethane bushings. Thanks... Joe

01-22-2007, 08:14 PM	#1
bagged91 Out draggin' Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pitman,NJ Posts: 1,574	Having a set of stainless steel A arms built... Any advise??? I am having a friend of mine make me a set of tubular A arms for my 71 Burb... We are making them from stainless steel. Any advise before we get into this? I wanted to raise the lower ball joint 2" and was thinking of changing the legnth of the upper a arm to eliminate some of the negative camber experienced with a lowered vehicle... Also wanted to "relax" the B.J. angle too. Lower a arm will have a bag mount... Before anyone starts on making sure he know's how to weld, he is a very experienced welder(fully cert.) who works for Sunoco and has been welding for 28+ years. He made my stainless fuelcell for my 91' and has TIG'd many other pieces for me b4. He also is a class A machinist. __________________ 91 GMC Xcab LB-Bags/bd/caddy clip SOLD 72 C10 Cheyenne Super LWB SOLD 92 GMC K1500 Burb 72 C10 Burb (ex. Cheesewagon)SOLD 72 C20 Burb parts truck 71 C10 Burb "project" Last edited by bagged91; 01-22-2007 at 08:15 PM.

01-22-2007, 08:40 PM	#2
PBFAB.COM Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Mesa,Az Posts: 3,981	Re: Having a set of stainless steel A arms built... Any advise??? The only 'advice' I would offer is to make sure that the changes made to the ball joint and other pivots on the new arms will work with the steering pivot points and their geometry... so that bumpsteer and other negative steering effects can be minimized. __________________ www.PorterbuiltFabrication.com Phone: 480-297-2621 E-mail: sales@pbfab.com Find us on FaceBook under Porterbuilt Fabrication Specializing in Chassis and Suspension Components for your Classic Chevrolet Truck. We offer components from the following manufacturers: Porterbuilt Accuair Ridetech (Air Ride Technologies) Air Lift Wilwood Intro Unisteer ECE Gotta Show Air Lift Borgeson CPP Supporting this forum since 2003!

01-23-2007, 07:05 PM	#3
bagged91 Out draggin' Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pitman,NJ Posts: 1,574	Re: Having a set of stainless steel A arms built... Any advise??? Yeah, I am actually making a set of steel ones right now to "work out the bugs" with. Using 73+ arms for my jig so I can use urethane bushings. Thanks... Joe __________________ 91 GMC Xcab LB-Bags/bd/caddy clip SOLD 72 C10 Cheyenne Super LWB SOLD 92 GMC K1500 Burb 72 C10 Burb (ex. Cheesewagon)SOLD 72 C20 Burb parts truck 71 C10 Burb "project"



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