I beams
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I have swapped everything from a 1976 into my 1965. Bolt for bolt. Power steering, disk brakes & all bolt right up. If you can find a donor truck with the same engine, you'll need all kinds of brackets, bolts, proportion valve, booster & hard lines. I've never taken it in for an alignment after doing new ball joints, bushings and shocks. Drives perfectly straight!
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Is there anyone in the myrtle beach sc area that has stock i beams for sale that fit drum brakes? Heres whats going on. Somewhere in the trucks history somebody cut the springs and c notched the front. Well when they bent the i beams the passenger side was bent more than the drivers side. So needless to say theres vibration. If i cant find stock beams then ill go ahead and get dream beams and do the whole deal. Just checking here first. This is my first time on the ford truck forums. Thanks
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The beams were meant to be bent. Usually for caster camber adjustment. Might want to try taking them off and use a press and try to straighten them back out.
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They bent the drivers side good tires perfect. They must have started on the passenger side and figured it out on the drivers side. Its bent front to back not up and down. Its hard to explain but its definitely not right. Spindles look normal
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C6TZ-3006-C Right & C6TZ-3007-C Left .. I-Beam / Obsolete
1965/70 F100/250 2WD // 1969/70 E100/200 // 1971 F100/250 2WD & E100/200 with I beam stamped with ID number: C8TA-3008-B (right) or C8TA-3009-B (left)
1965/70 F100/250 2WD // 1969/70 E100/200 // 1971 F100/250 2WD & E100/200 with I beam stamped with ID number: C8TA-3008-B (right) or C8TA-3009-B (left)
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I beams
I'm sure someone close to you will have some. They don't list every part they have on here so you need to get creative and try different parts in order to find someone who has a truck you can get parts from. Also if you ever want a sway bar on the front try to find a 75-79 and get the radius arms with the I beams. The D5TZ-5C499-A sway bar brackets that match up to the radius arms are getting hard to find but are the same 75-79 F100 to 350 and 75-91 Econoline.
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I have a pair of 78 beams and soon set of 65
I purchased 78 for disc conversion, then decided to use drop beams, so the spindles are not with 78, just beams
65 will have spindles attached for drum use.
i say soon for 65, because I have not pulled them yet, but plan to soon.
if anyone wants them, let me know
heavy, so shipping from Dallas TX area may not be cheap
it will only cost you shipping
I am sure pay it forward will come around to be at some point.
I purchased 78 for disc conversion, then decided to use drop beams, so the spindles are not with 78, just beams
65 will have spindles attached for drum use.
i say soon for 65, because I have not pulled them yet, but plan to soon.
if anyone wants them, let me know
heavy, so shipping from Dallas TX area may not be cheap
it will only cost you shipping
I am sure pay it forward will come around to be at some point.
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here is a almost complete setup with discs up already pulled in Arkansas / Texas for 300 on crags list
https://littlerock.craigslist.org/pt...811899604.html
don't know the feller but it might be worth a road trip
mike
https://littlerock.craigslist.org/pt...811899604.html
don't know the feller but it might be worth a road trip
mike
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