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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: abbeville louisiana
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trailing arm setup
i pulled a trailing arm setup off of a 70 lwb truck, is it the same setup as a swb or did chevrolet manufacture different setups. trying to convert a 72 jimmy to trailing arms
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Alexandria, LA 71301
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Re: trailing arm setup
they are all the same
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Re: trailing arm setup
The 3/4 ton truck arms are like the 1/2 ton arms but have additional plating on the top & bottom for reinforcment.
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Re: trailing arm setup
very true Scoti, i forgot that bit of info. 1/2 ton arms can be made as strong or stronger than 3/4 arms quite easily.
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