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Old 07-10-2019, 07:25 PM   #9
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Re: Is this rear stock?

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Originally Posted by SkinnyG View Post
The u-bolt setup looks.... strange.

The u-bolts are supposed to go through the center of the trailing arm. I know the 60-62 trailing arms are spaced wider, which is probably why there's another U-bolt on either side. Looks like there is some sort of adapter plate there to fit the later axle.
Looks like that was done instead of putting mounts on the axle. Its so easy to put a later axle in a 60-62, you just weld new saddles right outside of the existing ones...
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