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Old 08-24-2013, 11:11 PM   #358
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Re: Project: Custom 71 4x4 hotrod

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Originally Posted by silver7 View Post
After a lot of time in the vise and hydraulic press I finally got the rest of my chassis parts apart and taken to the sandblaster today: front knuckles, tie rod, front 4x4 universal joint bracket, traction bar brackets, and leaf springs. Hopefully Nick and I can get these back, epoxy primered and painted with the frame and traction bars this weekend.

Taking the universal joints and leaf springs apart was an experience so I'll post some pics and more info on that later.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...&postcount=150

Hey Silver or anybody else out there, per the picture in this post: If you need to replace ball joints do you need to pull this arm off the drivers side steering knuckle first? any special tools are needed? BFH and a chisel? Thanks!
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72 3/4T 4X4
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