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Re: 1949 Rearend swap bigtony55 #722675 02/20/2011 10:22 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,897 san francisco B bigbadswingdaddy Shop Shark
bigbadswingdaddy Shop Shark B Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,897 san francisco	Incorrect! You will be using your stock springs, but you will need new perches. Since the 49 is an axle over spring setup, the blocks will work to lower it. The Task Force trucks are axle under spring, so using blocks will actually lift the truck.

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1949 Rearend swap	Red 49 Truck	09/06/2010 11:02 PM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	LONGBOX55	09/06/2010 11:19 PM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	Red 49 Truck	09/11/2010 8:10 PM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	bigtony55	09/26/2010 6:41 AM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	Wrenchbender Ret.	09/26/2010 2:47 PM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	bowtietim	09/26/2010 4:29 PM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	bigtony55	09/26/2010 6:04 PM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	Sedgewick	09/26/2010 6:51 PM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	oldbluetruck	09/27/2010 2:24 PM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	Big Tee	09/27/2010 2:33 PM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	Cosmo	09/28/2010 12:19 AM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	LONGBOX55	09/27/2010 8:16 PM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	Red 49 Truck	09/30/2010 3:43 PM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	Red 49 Truck	10/05/2010 2:39 AM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	bigbadswingdaddy	10/05/2010 3:35 AM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	OldSub	10/05/2010 5:21 AM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	bigtony55	10/30/2010 10:23 AM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	bowtietim	10/30/2010 7:37 PM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	bigtony55	10/30/2010 10:22 PM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	bowtietim	10/31/2010 12:16 AM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	bigtony55	10/31/2010 4:28 AM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	bowtietim	10/31/2010 6:56 AM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	lostmy47	10/31/2010 9:37 PM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	bigtony55	11/25/2010 11:52 PM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	Highflyer	11/26/2010 12:43 AM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	bowtietim	11/26/2010 1:36 AM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	bigtony55	02/20/2011 8:40 AM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	bigbadswingdaddy	02/20/2011 10:22 AM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	bigtony55	02/21/2011 8:35 AM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	bigtony55	02/25/2011 9:22 AM
Re: 1949 Rearend swap	bigtony55	03/08/2011 8:25 AM

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