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    If you've worked on s10 suspension, then these trucks are very close - hell, even the shocks are the same length front and rear and can be interchanged. Always wondered about swapping the spindles from an s10 to a d50 for more wheel and brake options though...
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    Quote Originally Posted by pennyman1 View Post
    If you've worked on s10 suspension, then these trucks are very close - hell, even the shocks are the same length front and rear and can be interchanged. Always wondered about swapping the spindles from an s10 to a d50 for more wheel and brake options though...
    i have some s10 drop spindles here..what were ya thinking, swappn left for right to turn the tie rods to rear ?....i know the s 10 spindles are a crap load larger....

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    well got a little done tonight...got the existing springs out, pass spindle off, need a new pickle fork to get the driver lower ball joint off, stuck....Man im really glad i have a plasma this build..i couldnt get the shock bolt to stop spinning, so i cut the crap off in 1/2 second.
    here are a few pics, i found my dig camera so ill start taking better pics soon...



    these will go on..drop spindles


    the weapon tonight....picked it up from eastwood...uses hypertherm consumables, works great!


    tomorrow im gonna try to get the ball joint broke loose on the drivers side, and get the control arms off, remove fenders.....lets see if it happens...

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