C2500 upper front A-arm on 93 C1500

[SKFengineer]

So as the title says I'm wondering about the 3/4 ton tubular front upper A-arm as a replacement for the stamped steel piece on my 1/2 ton truck. First I'm currently not interested in lowering my truck yet, until I get a newer truck this truck has the dual role of fun street and going camping truck... It is a 1993 short bed, std cab, looks like the SS 454 including the wheels etc. but only has a small block engine.

I'm starting to put together pieces to re-build the worn 200,000 mile front suspension and I'd like to use tubular upper arms for the front when I replace the bushings. (cleaner look) So far it seems all the ones on the market are for lowered or bagged trucks and there aren't any with the right geometry for a stock height truck. I was in the LMC catalog yesterday and I saw that the 3/4 ton trucks had what appears to be a tubular A-arm. Is it possible to use this on a 1/2 ton truck. If not does anyone have a source for a tubular A-arm on a stock height C1500. - Thanks

Mods, I picked this forum "lowered and bagged" because it didn't seem like this question would fit anywhere else. If you need to move it please do so...

 

[someotherguy]

That's not a tubular arm; it's forged. Unnecessary on a 1500 and no benefit to you whatsoever other than maybe appearance. To use it with 1500 spindles you will need to redrill the bolt pattern for the ball joint.

Richard

 

[Big D]

id say no to the c2500 working and even if it had similar geometry it probably wont have the right ball joint for the spindle.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/djm-ca2555u/applications/make/gmc/model/c1500 says no modifications required. plus it seems like it sets you up for later to lower it.

 

[SKFengineer]

Thanks for your reply, I've seen the DJM A-arms on Summit but after having some direct contact with DJM they said their A-arms were only for lowered trucks. I'd be as happy as a clam to use the DJM A-arms if possible. Maybe I will contact summit tech support and see what they have so say.

 

[polar]

Upper controls arms having nothing to do with lowering a vehicle


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[cobalt]

im going to run the c2500 arms on my truck but swaping ball joints to k1500 so theres no modifying the knuckle it may be cheaper to get a set from the salvage yard and do the ball joint swap

 

[98_k1500]

I don't think they are the right length.

 

[bowtie-till-i-die]

If you are wanting to lower the truck, take the a-arms and flip them upside down, then put the drivers side a-arm on the passengers side and vice versa. This will change the angle of the upper ball joint, and it won't be in such a bind. I wish I could load pics but my smart phone is stupid. I promise it works. Do a Google search on it, you will find a lot of people who say no, but then you'llfind 1 or 2 guys wwho've actually dine it

 

[bowtie-till-i-die]

http://m.performancetrucks.net/forums/showthread.php?t=460603

 

[bowtie-till-i-die]

Found it, took 10 sec