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Old 04-27-2011, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by andrewjtx View Post
I have both of the ones on the '85, but I'm driving that one. I was hoping to get the new bearings installed in the repainted trailing arms. That way, all I have to do is drop the old rear out of the '85 and put all the new/refurb parts from the '84 into it.
Probably the safest option - pain in the backside though. I hate it when a plan doesn't come together.

Wait for some more opinions may be someone else has had actual experience of this sort of damage and not just that oh crap look at those limits feeling I got when I checked the FSM.
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