Do the 1996 K1500 and C1500 have the same lower control arms?

LeFrostiPine · Jun 29, 2022

Heya! I am looking to replace my lower control arms in a pair without spending a lot of money. A single lower control arm for my k1500 is about $150. Online, I found full lower suspension rebuild kits for a very responsible price, but they are listed for the c1500, not the k1500. Are they compatible?

Supercharged111 · Jun 29, 2022

Nope. C uses a coil spring, K uses a torsion bar, both are fitted to the LCA.

LeFrostiPine · Jun 29, 2022

Supercharged111 said:
Nope. C uses a coil spring, K uses a torsion bar, both are fitted to the LCA.

So the lower control arms are the same? The reason I was wondering was because I read the upper control arm materials are different between the k1500 and the c1500. If the LCAs are the same material and intercompatable, I'll just get them instead of the full kit.

Joe Dirte · Jun 29, 2022

LeFrostiPine said:
So the lower control arms are the same? The reason I was wondering was because I read the upper control arm materials are different between the k1500 and the c1500. If the LCAs are the same material and intercompatable, I'll just get them instead of the full kit.

He said they ARE NOT the same. Uppers ARE DIFFERENT as well.

LeFrostiPine · Jun 29, 2022

Joe Dirte said:
He said they ARE NOT the same. Uppers ARE DIFFERENT as well.

I misread that, my bad

GoToGuy · Jun 30, 2022

When you look up the parts, if the numbers are different for a "C" and "K" that's your answer.

Do the 1996 K1500 and C1500 have the same lower control arms?

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