09-28-2004, 04:20 PM | #1 |
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Ok , i've got a question. Can you do away with the rear leaf springs, build truck arms, use a track bar and bag it? Could you come off of the front rear spring hangers with the truck arms? Then build a track bar to go side to side. All this came to me while the wife and bulldog were snoreing last night. johnj
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09-28-2004, 05:09 PM | #2 |
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09-28-2004, 11:53 PM | #3 |
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with a welder...anthing is possible..........I think classic makes the crossmember for the arms to bolt to, you can find used trailing arms all over. you'll probally half to build a bracket for the bags on the frame as the coil frame flairs out in the area for the springs and the leaf spring frame is fairly straight...good luck!
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09-29-2004, 03:20 AM | #4 |
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Go to Stock Car Products and you can get trailing arms, crossmembers, etc and could make a sweet adjustable trailing arm suspension.
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10-02-2004, 07:26 PM | #5 |
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Thanks for the info and help. johnj
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10-02-2004, 07:46 PM | #6 |
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there's a reason why trailing arms are mounted in a big triangle configuration!!!
what you're suggesting won't work properly it'll be ill handeling and you'll have all sorts of driveline issues
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