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| | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 378 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 378 | I really hope this is the right place for this post. I was wondering if you can take the shock mounts from a donor truck and use them to replace the lever shocks on a 1949 chevy 1/2 ton truck. the donor truck would be a 1954 Thanks, if I put this in the wrong place you can beat me with a wet noodle. Steven | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 | Before cletis breaks out the noodle, the answer to your question is yes.
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1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | Just be sure to reinforce the frame where you put the shock mounts. I converted my '38 to tube shocks and we welded bolsters through the frame where the shock mounts fastened. The frame rails weren't designed for the stress in those areas.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 | I think he'll be OK without reinforcement on his '49. The frame rails didn't change much when they went to tube shocks.
Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 378 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 378 | Thank you so much for the info. I will get the mounts off the 54' and start working on that. Again, thank you, Steven | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 378 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 378 | Tango, that looks easy enough but I have the donor truck so I might as well use those. Oh! the donor truck is a 1954 1st. Some one put a chrys, dodge rear end in it and replaced the front axel with something from the dodge world. One side of the lug nut turn one way the other side the opposite way. Had a v8 in it but all was gone when I got it. Paid 0 dollars for it so hey I kept it. Thanks, Steven By the way they had to cut the axle (front) and weld it up to make it fit. Did not look safe to me. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 667 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 667 | Ya...I'd be real suspect of an axle that had been cut down. But then, getting the welding & annealing right only matters if you ever plan on driving it. | | |
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