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bdydrp97s10 · 08-19-2009, 02:08 PM

i think craig(LUV2XLR8) will be happy with these arms..

SCOTI · 08-19-2009, 04:05 PM

Nice design improvements BTW..... I'm glad some vendors actually listen to the consumer & consider their input when creating products

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**FRENCHBLUE72** · 08-19-2009, 11:47 PM

Those are b!tchin..... I reakky need to get soem projects done asap ....

**Hart_Rod** · 08-20-2009, 12:39 AM

Those rock! How much for just the trailing arms? Nate, would it ruin the integrity of the arms if you just welded a bracket on to accept the super track bar? I guess you've gone this far, you might as well offer one of those too......

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PBFAB.COM · 08-20-2009, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Those rock! How much for just the trailing arms? Nate, would it ruin the integrity of the arms if you just welded a bracket on to accept the super track bar? I guess you've gone this far, you might as well offer one of those too......

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A welded bracket would work just fine. I will be offering more pieces to the puzzle as time goes on! We will be offering a complete kit including bolt-in notch, panhard bar, and shock relocation brackets.

**Hart_Rod** · 08-20-2009, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by porterbuilt

A welded bracket would work just fine. I will be offering more pieces to the puzzle as time goes on! We will be offering a complete kit including bolt-in notch, panhard bar, and shock relocation brackets.

Any idea on the time frame? Hopefully some of the jobs I've been looking at will pan out and I might just have you build me a complete chassis. Then I can display my sign and not feel guilty.........

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n2billet · 08-21-2009, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Any idea on the time frame? Hopefully some of the jobs I've been looking at will pan out and I might just have you build me a complete chassis. Then I can display my sign and not feel guilty.........

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Let's see.....I have bought a complete C4 chassis, two front dropmembers (v2 & V3), two rear dropmembers, carrier bearing crossmember and some other stuff and I still DON'T have a sign..........I cut the tip of his finger off and he holds it against me......go figure!

LUV2XCLR8 · 08-21-2009, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by porterbuilt

We will be offering a complete kit including bolt-in notch, panhard bar, and shock relocation brackets.

Your killing me, oh yea and it's FRIDAY Nate

LUV2XCLR8 · 08-22-2009, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by LUV2XCLR8

Your killing me, oh yea and it's FRIDAY Nate

Your supposed to log on here before going to work, that
way you know what day it is & what you need to do

PBFAB.COM · 08-22-2009, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by LUV2XCLR8

Your supposed to log on here before going to work, that
way you know what day it is & what you need to do

c10crazy · 08-21-2009, 07:08 AM

Very nice looking work! Just curious, what is the major benefit of dropped trailing arms?

SCOTI · 08-21-2009, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by c10crazy

Very nice looking work! Just curious, what is the major benefit of dropped trailing arms?

Other manufacturers offer tubular arms that are like an OE replacement & advertised as 'better' because of the tubular construction. But when you're lowering one of these trucks, one of the first mods many of us do is add lowering blocks. Why not build the drop into the arm since you're building the arms anyway?? No extra expense for blocks. No extra expense for longer u-bolts. Is that all? Nope.

15" wheel guys should also see benefits because the u-bolt nuts are no longer under the bottom of the arm offering better scrub-line clearance. That's it right? Nope, still more....

Tubular arms offered before were more rigid in construction w/poly bushings. That's not necessarily optimum for a system that utilized the flex of the original I-beam construction & rubber bushings to limit bind (the more rigid construction of the tubular beam is good by itself; just not so good in this app as it will bind sooner). But, plug in a bushing that limits slop & offers better articulation & the tubular beam get's much better. The flex joint is also rebuildable & greaseable.

These are similar to NASCAR arms but w/o the harshness of the mono-ball bushing which would wear quickly (much like a heim-joint) in a true 'street driven' environment.

PBFAB.COM · 08-21-2009, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by SCOTI

Other manufacturers offer tubular arms that are like an OE replacement & advertised as 'better' because of the tubular construction. But when you're lowering one of these trucks, one of the first mods many of us do is add lowering blocks. Why not build the drop into the arm since you're building the arms anyway?? No extra expense for blocks. No extra expense for longer u-bolts. Is that all? Nope.

15" wheel guys should also see benefits because the u-bolt nuts are no longer under the bottom of the arm offering better scrub-line clearance. That's it right? Nope, still more....

Tubular arms offered before were more rigid in construction w/poly bushings. That's not necessarily optimum for a system that utilized the flex of the original I-beam construction & rubber bushings to limit bind (the more rigid construction of the tubular beam is good by itself; just not so good in this app as it will bind sooner). But, plug in a bushing that limits slop & offers better articulation & the tubular beam get's much better. The flex joint is also rebuildable & greaseable.

These are similar to NASCAR arms but w/o the harshness of the mono-ball bushing which would wear quickly (much like a heim-joint) in a true 'street driven' environment.

Couldn't have said it better! Thanks SCOTI!

My main goal was to address all the items that I felt other manufacturers missed.

XXL · 08-21-2009, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by SCOTI

...But, plug...

When I read this, I missed the cadence of the comma.

/that is all.

dieselarmy13 · 08-21-2009, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SCOTI
...But, plug...

Quote:

Originally Posted by XXL

When I read this, I missed the cadence of the comma.

/that is all.

LUV2XCLR8 · 08-26-2009, 05:38 PM

Still waiting for the Brown man to show up, I hope it's soon.

SCOTI · 08-26-2009, 06:30 PM

We're both on the short list . . ....

PBFAB.COM · 08-26-2009, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by SCOTI

We're both on the short list . . ....

Did you mean to say "Short Bus"?

Now be a good boy and put your helmet back on before we strap you in.

LUV2XCLR8 · 08-26-2009, 08:46 PM

LUV2XCLR8 · 08-27-2009, 05:34 PM

Hey Nate, don't you owe me some pictures?

*vegaschevy* · 08-27-2009, 05:37 PM

Wow, these look great.

chapster · 08-27-2009, 10:41 PM

hey Nate,

Any more info/pics you would like to torture us with. Put me in the line up!

LUV2XCLR8 · 08-28-2009, 05:58 PM

Got mine today, and wow wee, dropped them off at the
powdercoaters and install pictures sometime next week.

Nate, You Rock

lowdownstar · 08-28-2009, 06:22 PM

Can't wait to see pic's

smashingchuck · 08-28-2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lowdownstar

Hey lov2xclr8 Don't forget to clean the parts of any welding slag before they get coated the sand blasting will not take it all off. Can't wait to see the pic's! Good luck and have fun putting all together.

I'm pretty sure they are TIG welded.

08-19-2009, 02:08 PM	#1
bdydrp97s10 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Johnson City TN Posts: 570	Re: 2" Drop Trailing arms i think craig(LUV2XLR8) will be happy with these arms.. __________________ My build thread--http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=300333

08-19-2009, 04:05 PM	#2
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,933	Re: 2" Drop Trailing arms Nice design improvements BTW..... I'm glad some vendors actually listen to the consumer & consider their input when creating products . __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

08-19-2009, 11:47 PM	#3
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,590	Re: 2" Drop Trailing arms Those are b!tchin..... I reakky need to get soem projects done asap .... __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

08-20-2009, 12:39 AM	#4
Hart_Rod ************* Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 17,837	Re: 2" Drop Trailing arms Those rock! How much for just the trailing arms? Nate, would it ruin the integrity of the arms if you just welded a bracket on to accept the super track bar? I guess you've gone this far, you might as well offer one of those too....... Attached Images __________________ Rob - https://www.instagram.com/hart_rod_c10 As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another. Proverbs 27:17 FOR SALE: DBW pedal bracket - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=651123 FOR SALE: Hood Brackets http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=679945 1987 Silverado SWB - 34.5K original miles http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801834 1969 SuperBurb - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200387 1968 Farm truck - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=358692 1968 SWB - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551258 1948 Chevy - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=122164&page=3

08-21-2009, 07:08 AM	#11
c10crazy Like a Rock! Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,092	Re: 2" Drop Trailing arms Very nice looking work! Just curious, what is the major benefit of dropped trailing arms? __________________ 69 LWB Runs great - work in progress Mess with me and you mess with the whole trailer park!

08-26-2009, 05:38 PM	#16
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,475	Re: 2" Drop Trailing arms Still waiting for the Brown man to show up, I hope it's soon. __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Big Piggy: "Goliath" 07 Kodiak C4500 Lil Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

08-26-2009, 06:30 PM	#17
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,933	Re: 2" Drop Trailing arms We're both on the short list . . .... __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

08-26-2009, 08:46 PM	#19
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,475	Re: 2" Drop Trailing arms __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Big Piggy: "Goliath" 07 Kodiak C4500 Lil Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

08-27-2009, 05:34 PM	#20
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,475	Re: 2" Drop Trailing arms Hey Nate, don't you owe me some pictures? __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Big Piggy: "Goliath" 07 Kodiak C4500 Lil Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

08-27-2009, 05:37 PM	#21
vegaschevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2009 Location: las vegas nv Posts: 1,493	Re: 2" Drop Trailing arms Wow, these look great.

08-27-2009, 10:41 PM	#22
chapster Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: .. Posts: 455	Re: 2" Drop Trailing arms hey Nate, Any more info/pics you would like to torture us with. Put me in the line up!

08-28-2009, 05:58 PM	#23
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,475	Re: 2" Drop Trailing arms Got mine today, and wow wee, dropped them off at the powdercoaters and install pictures sometime next week. Nate, You Rock __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Big Piggy: "Goliath" 07 Kodiak C4500 Lil Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

08-28-2009, 06:22 PM	#24
lowdownstar big guy Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: mass Posts: 820	Re: 2" Drop Trailing arms Can't wait to see pic's Last edited by lowdownstar; 08-29-2009 at 07:30 AM.



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