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

[markprice242 <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

That truck arm suspension is a very simplistic system that just plain works. I have a pair of Nascar arms ready to go into the 65 Ambassador. I got them at an outrageously cheap/ RM and all truck arms work ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sandwich Maker" <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 4:00:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] coil truck arm suspenion for t-tube cars
> " From: d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx>
> "
> " 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.
> gm used that coil rear setup on many 1/2t and 3/4t pickups from '58-9
> or so up to '71. afaik it's the inspiration for nascar [and others]
> 'truck' arms. didn't catch on, i guess b/c they were too cheap to go
> for a full 4-link setup, or it wasn't rugged enough for truck owners
> back then.
> something modeled on this setup sounds like a straightforward
> not-overcomplicated way to convert your '62 to open drive.
> why doesn't your sister drop the 'burb body onto an entire dodge
> chassis? wouldn't that be easier than hacking a bastard dodge/gm
> hybrid? btw dunno how much they weigh, but while chevy was putting
> 327s and 396s into these pickups, gm was powering them with their
> monster 305 and 351 v6s. from http://www.6066gmcguy.org/EngineData.htm
> they weigh at least as much as a 4b and almost as much as a 6b.
> i agree that the 6b is overkill from any rational viewpoint. i also
> understand that strict rationality may not be guiding this project...
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