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Old 09-28-2020, 05:00 PM   #2
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Re: 83 c20 upper and lower control arms on 68 c20

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Originally Posted by ThomasW View Post
Can i swap the upper and lower control arms on my 68 c20 with new 83 c20 control arms?
The upper mounting studs for the cross-shaft could possibly be larger for the later model arms if doing a truck to truck swap. I would measure/validate the studs on your '68 & compare them to the '83 upper arm shafts.

I've never messed w/an earlier C20; only 73-87 & later models. But, I have done enough 67-72's & 73-87 C10's to know things changed for the 73 models:

*The bushings on the 73-87 C20-C30 are still the same HD set-up like the earlier trucks.
*BJ's will be different between drum & disc set-ups.
*The later model arms will physically swap over but will require the rest of the package to be updated as well.
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