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Ziegelsteinfaust · 04-06-2018, 06:49 PM

They are a great riding conversion, but at your drive train probable length. I would verify that it will work. On the 64 I had the drive shaft was the same length as the arms. This could be a issue since the OD trans can be quite long. Compared to a traditional non OD trans.

For the same amount of work I would do a parallel 4 link, and not worry about the driveshaft length.

Or if your mildly inventive I watched a friend of mine swap in a Impala tri-angulated 4 link into his truck in a long day. He got some custom tube arms from some place. Set the truck on stands, and set the axle at it's desired height. Then got to making some tabs to connect the new axle in. From what he told me it worked really well, and handled great.

04-06-2018, 06:49 PM	#2
Ziegelsteinfaust Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Temple City Posts: 3,566	Re: Anyone running trailing arms? Worth the upgrade? They are a great riding conversion, but at your drive train probable length. I would verify that it will work. On the 64 I had the drive shaft was the same length as the arms. This could be a issue since the OD trans can be quite long. Compared to a traditional non OD trans. For the same amount of work I would do a parallel 4 link, and not worry about the driveshaft length. Or if your mildly inventive I watched a friend of mine swap in a Impala tri-angulated 4 link into his truck in a long day. He got some custom tube arms from some place. Set the truck on stands, and set the axle at it's desired height. Then got to making some tabs to connect the new axle in. From what he told me it worked really well, and handled great.