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1948 vrs 1949 Advance Design front ends #596268 11/28/2009 3:19 AM
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 83 Lee's Summit, MO T Tony Soprano Wrench Fetcher
Tony Soprano Wrench Fetcher T Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 83 Lee's Summit, MO	Is there any difference between the 48 and 49 front end on the 1/2 ton Advance Design chevy pickup? Last edited by Tony Soprano; 11/28/2009 3:24 AM. Mike Doak 1948 Chevy 1/-Ton In the Stovebolt Gallery More pix in the Bolt Bucket

Re: 1948 vrs 1949 Advance Design front ends Tony Soprano #596272 11/28/2009 3:27 AM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 829 The Lost Pines 5 54TOW Shop Shark
54TOW Shop Shark 5 Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 829 The Lost Pines	The 1/2, 3/4, and 1 ton hood, fenders, and grilles are the same from '48 to '53. David Colter pics * 1954 wrecker * [color:#009900]1948 Chevy 1-Ton[/color] No act of kindness - no matter how small - is ever wasted ~~ Aesop

Re: 1948 vrs 1949 Advance Design front ends 54TOW #596276 11/28/2009 3:32 AM
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 83 Lee's Summit, MO T Tony Soprano Wrench Fetcher
Tony Soprano Wrench Fetcher T Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 83 Lee's Summit, MO	So axel and and everything to do with the steering are all the same? Mike Doak 1948 Chevy 1/-Ton In the Stovebolt Gallery More pix in the Bolt Bucket

Re: 1948 vrs 1949 Advance Design front ends Tony Soprano #596282 11/28/2009 3:42 AM
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54TOW Shop Shark 5 Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 829 The Lost Pines	I thought you were talking about sheet metal. I'm not sure about the front axle. Someone else will need to answer that one. David Colter pics * 1954 wrecker * [color:#009900]1948 Chevy 1-Ton[/color] No act of kindness - no matter how small - is ever wasted ~~ Aesop

Re: 1948 vrs 1949 Advance Design front ends 54TOW #596283 11/28/2009 3:44 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 90 Vallejo CA T Truckasaurus 'Bolter
Truckasaurus 'Bolter T Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 90 Vallejo CA	'48 and '49 are the same, they both have Huck brakes and lever action shocks, assuming no one has swapped them out. Axle, spindles, hubs, drums, steering linkage all the same Ray

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