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Matt67 · 10-27-2003, 10:47 PM

Hey Ya'll, it’s the new guy again.
One of the main reasons I liked this year chevy's were the trailing arms. My Ford wheel hops like crazy! Are there any down sides to trailing arms... do they really eliminate wheel hop? Do they stand up to horsepower and burnouts? I'm not worried that much about load handling, the most I've ever had in the back of a truck were girls. Is the ride noticeably better than leafs, most classic leaf's squeak too much for me. One thing I know I like about them is that they look just like the suspension on NASCAR's.

Longhorn Man · 10-27-2003, 11:53 PM

They ARE the same as under a nascar.
I have heard of some ppl having wheel hop issues, but I think that is from poor workmanship or deteriorating parts under the rear of the truck.

*cranknut67* · 10-28-2003, 12:09 AM

I have hone through two pairs of the trailing arms - now, when I put in the third pair, I finally got smart and welded up the seams, boxed in the corners and sides and painted them with a rust preventer/sealer, along with final coat of nissan red.

Longhorn Man · 10-28-2003, 12:29 AM

cranknut, are you in the rust belt by chance?
When I was down in Texas, these trucks were a dime a dozen, and 300,000 and even 400,000 miles was not unheard of. Even so, I never saw a rusty trailing arm untill I moved back north.

*cranknut67* · 10-28-2003, 12:32 AM

Glendale Az. still, the one or two rains a year we get do some damage - otherwise it's the 36 year old parts that just start to succumb to the elements.

10-27-2003, 10:47 PM	#1
Matt67 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 9	Rear coil questions Hey Ya'll, it’s the new guy again. One of the main reasons I liked this year chevy's were the trailing arms. My Ford wheel hops like crazy! Are there any down sides to trailing arms... do they really eliminate wheel hop? Do they stand up to horsepower and burnouts? I'm not worried that much about load handling, the most I've ever had in the back of a truck were girls. Is the ride noticeably better than leafs, most classic leaf's squeak too much for me. One thing I know I like about them is that they look just like the suspension on NASCAR's. __________________ Everything looks better with flames...Oh I didn't mean the engine, but whad ya expect from a Ford

10-28-2003, 12:09 AM	#3
cranknut67 Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 139	weld 'em up I have hone through two pairs of the trailing arms - now, when I put in the third pair, I finally got smart and welded up the seams, boxed in the corners and sides and painted them with a rust preventer/sealer, along with final coat of nissan red.

10-28-2003, 12:32 AM	#5
cranknut67 Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 139	nah, in glendale Glendale Az. still, the one or two rains a year we get do some damage - otherwise it's the 36 year old parts that just start to succumb to the elements.

10-27-2003, 11:53 PM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	They ARE the same as under a nascar. I have heard of some ppl having wheel hop issues, but I think that is from poor workmanship or deteriorating parts under the rear of the truck.

10-28-2003, 12:29 AM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	cranknut, are you in the rust belt by chance? When I was down in Texas, these trucks were a dime a dozen, and 300,000 and even 400,000 miles was not unheard of. Even so, I never saw a rusty trailing arm untill I moved back north.



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