Re: [AMC-list] coil truck arm suspenion for t-tube cars

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

A few bits needing work yet BUT at least the pictures were big enough. So many
ads have pictures rather too small to see any detail.

Ken 

Quoting Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Dave,
> 
> See http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/cto/2861863519.html
> 
> and see how this guy did his rear suspension on a 62 Classic conversion.  
> 
> Joe Fulton
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: amc-list <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sat, February 25, 2012 11:42:13 PM
> Subject: [AMC-list] coil truck arm suspenion for t-tube cars
> 
> this is may be kind of interesting. long winded also. my sister wants to
> build a 
> 67-72 suburban into a 4x4 lifted with a 6bt cummins (the 94-98.5 12 valve 
> cummins dodge truck engines) with a 5 or 6 speed manual trans ect. last
> weekend 
> i scored her a '70 5 door suburban c10. its a 1/2ton 2wd suburban. didnt
> notice 
> till today that it is coil sprun rear end with truck arms. i had to drive it
> 
> about 100 miles to my house last weekend. WOWSERS!!! it rode and drive better
> 
> than either one of my 3 eagles. its been taken care of. anyway. im trying to
> 
> talk her into finding a rolled truck to set the suburban body on, rather than
> do 
> all the maticulous cutting/welding of putting the dodge hd
> suspension/drivetrain 
> into the suburban frame. if she will go that route, i may have the truck arm
> 
> suspension to use. im wanting to put a 304/t5 into my '62 classic 2 door.
> anyone 
> got anything to say about this LONG truck arm system? it goes from the axle
> to a 
> crossmember, and the
> driveshaft passes thru the crossmenber. i just looked under the truck today,
> and 
> noticed this, and kinda got excited that i MIGHT be able to use this. rather
> 
> than using my triangulated 4 link. i like the feel of the truck arm, as it
> lifts 
> the entire truck just like the t-tube does rather than lift the front, squat
> the 
> rear. might be less work also?? it was just a thought by looking at it today.
> 
> might be almsot as long as the t-tube system as these burbs are LONG. 
> 
> 
> 
> dave stohler
> www.picasaweb.google.com/das24rules
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