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 Post subject: front beam project
PostPosted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:19 pm 
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started remanufacturing my front beam. old stuf was rotted pretty good. just some 1" square stock to rebrace it.

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 Post subject: Re: front beam project
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 Post subject: Re: front beam project
PostPosted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:41 pm 
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That looks a whole lot better, and stronger

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 Post subject: Re: front beam project
PostPosted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:57 pm 
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now i gotta make some shock hoops which means i gotta get new shocks. why is it always a snow ball effect with these damn things?

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 Post subject: Re: front beam project
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Dude don't you know it's 500.00 every time you take something apart.

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 Post subject: Re: front beam project
PostPosted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:26 pm 
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I have the same problem lol, I got a deal on coilover shocks and that turned into +6 beam, 4x1 arms, longer link pins, Thur rods, and HD spindles


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 Post subject: Re: front beam project
PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:33 am 
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got the beam done and installed. took me forever to get the arms and spindles clean enough to paint. 40 years of grease buildup gets pretty nasty. durring the process i noticed I have a small amount of slop in my lower beam bushings. how much should i worry about that? gotta fab up some shock mounts. gonna just get some regular gas shocks for now but want to build it to accept maybe air shocks or coilovers later. since i dont have any coilovers to measure from now how long should my length be heim to heim?

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 Post subject: Re: front beam project
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Nice job (i want to steal that Idea)
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