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Old 06-04-2019, 11:49 AM   #1
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AirRide

Hi out there, I have a crazy Q, I have a 62 C10 Panel with torsion suspension and wonder if I "cut" the torsion bars and put air suspension between the front suspension-arms after some modifications, are I an total lunatics or...
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Old 06-05-2019, 01:01 PM   #2
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Re: AirRide

Or you could remove the torsion bars gracefully and sell them. They dont make them anymore.
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Old 06-05-2019, 01:28 PM   #3
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I have seen it done before but I haven't tried. Like Rocknrod said you might want to try to sell them. You can get used LCA for really cheap and a junkyard.
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Swap out for a coil spring front crossmember and then do bags.
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