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Old October 9th, 2009, 10:23 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Question A-ARM SWAP?

Hi all, gots a prob some of u may be able to shed some lite upon!! My 48 Chevy truck with a t/a font clip an 65 vintage 425 is rollin finally,,,but havein a prob with the trac on the front being a lil wide cus of it sittin n da weeds the tires r rubbin the outside of the fenders..does anyone know of a set of a-arms that would fit that is shorter than stock?thus narrowing the track width to gain a lil extra clearance!! or shoul i jus tear it back apart n install a camaro clip?? Help me old wise ones!!!please,,yours truly n need,,,lol
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Old October 9th, 2009, 10:48 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Fat Man makes narrow control arms for this problem

FRONT STEER SET accepts stock spindles, these are available stock width or 2" narrowed. Fits: 70 - 79 Camaro, 75 - 79 Nova, 73 - 76 CheveIle, 73 - 76 Monte Carlo. Sway bar fits both versions as is.
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thanks 4 the info,,checked it out,nice,,,,do u know if thier is any stock or stock appearing a-arms that could b swapped to have the same results? D.C.
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thanks 4 the info,,checked it out,nice,,,,do u know if thier is any stock or stock appearing a-arms that could b swapped to have the same results? D.C.
I don't think so. If there was someone would have figured it out and it would be common knowledge by now.
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Old October 12th, 2009, 12:49 PM   #5 (permalink)
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yep,thats bout what i figured. thanks for your help,the ole 65,425 runs good n strong,cept for the fan looseing one of the blades @ 4500 rpm,s,,,but hey,,the radiator catched it!!! havin a problem with it killin plugs with the old point dist,weak fire i guess,,but other than that its gonna be fun!! thanks again,,D.C.
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