Stamped vs Forged Lower Control Arm Swap

[Brother Al]

Update, I scored a set out of California. Excellent shape and not bent or worn. Posted a new thread with questions.

 

[Truckee19]

So did the swap work ??

 

[Brother Al]

Not installed on the new chassis yet, gotta wait until all this snow melts, but they will fit happily...

 

[shovelbill]

man......me and you is thinking about the same like........THIS is on my bucket list too. getting the rust off my chassis is paramount in my mind for the spring.

 

[Brother Al]

man......me and you is thinking about the same like........THIS is on my bucket list too. getting the rust off my chassis is paramount in my mind for the spring.

Yeah, all the crap they put on the roads nowadays... I miss the old days where cities/towns were required by law to only use a 90% sand/10% salt mix...

 

[Steve A]

Are these 96-98 K1500 LCAs in the picture? The forged LCAs look just the picture listed for 2000 K2500 LCAs on RockAuto.

 

[Big T]

The forged LCAs came on the '98 and '99 K2500 with the K designating 4wd. Aside from the obvious benefits, the not so obvious benefit is that the forged LCA allows a tighter turning radius. A '94 K2500 with stamped steel LCAs has a turning radius of 47.7'. A '99 K2500 Suburban has a turning radius of 43.4'.

I just harvested a pair of forged LCAs from a '99 K2500 to install on my son's '94 K2500 with 6.5 diesel power. I have a '99 K2500 with 6.5 diesel. The differences in steering radius is readily apparent.

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[96taho]

The forged LCAs came on the '98 and '99 K2500 with the K designating 4wd. Aside from the obvious benefits, the not so obvious benefit is that the forged LCA allows a tighter turning radius. A '94 K2500 with stamped steel LCAs has a turning radius of 47.7'. A '99 K2500 Suburban has a turning radius of 43.4'.

I just harvested a pair of forged LCAs from a '99 K2500 to install on my son's '94 K2500 with 6.5 diesel power. I have a '99 K2500 with 6.5 diesel. The differences in steering radius is readily apparent.

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WOULD THESE FORGED LCA’S FIT A 1996 4WD TAHOE...?

 

[Steve A]

WOULD THESE FORGED LCA’S FIT A 1996 4WD TAHOE...?

http://www.gmt400.com/threads/forged-or-stamped-control-arms.400/

96taho - Check this link out from post #8 of this thread. Looks like the 2500 arms will fit the 1500 series 4wd, which includes the tahoe and yukon.

 

[MIHELA]

The arms are not necessarily the reason for the smaller turn radius. They changed the spindles as well, in 98'.