another front end donor swap issue

vidaliaman · 2020-12-18 20:55:42

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Dec 18, 2020 | 02:55 PM

vidaliaman

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another front end donor swap issue

please advise

Dec 18, 2020 | 03:26 PM

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So you need new radius arms. You may have luck with flashback f100.

Dec 18, 2020 | 03:30 PM

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is the bolt welded to the radius arm or threaded?

Dec 18, 2020 | 03:41 PM

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Its welded.

Dec 18, 2020 | 05:30 PM

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Vidaliaman,

I am ALL for helping you, and hope you take this as just my .02. People will be able to do a better job helping you if you stick to a single thread. You have started 5 new threads about the same brake swap in about 5 days. Tough to bounce back and forth to figure out where you are in the swap now...

All in all, those radius arms are toast. The bushings slide on the rotted out part. So it will always turn funny if you use those.

Good luck

Dec 18, 2020 | 06:17 PM

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thanks for the heads up on the multi post, i'm going to be looking for a pair in much better shape, thanks again

Dec 19, 2020 | 07:07 AM

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from 1967-1979, when were radius rods different?

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Dec 21, 2020 | 11:57 AM

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restoration for this part on disc brake swap? soaking?

Dec 21, 2020 | 01:44 PM

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I'm not 100% certain, but I believe you might be able to reuse your old radius arms.
You should be able to tell pretty easily by taking a few measurements.

Dec 22, 2020 | 01:25 PM

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getting a pair of 74 2wd radius arms from georgia, just checking, those should match the 77's?
thanks dave

Dec 29, 2020 | 08:10 PM

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getting a pair of 74 2wd radius arms from georgia, just checking, those should match the 77's?
thanks dave

All years of Bumpside and 1973 F100/250 4X2 without stabilizer bar were the same.
1974 was different but was replaced by the 1975/77 F100/150 (and various F250s) ones. I believe as of 1974, they were just changed to stamped steel.
So the short answer is...yes. They should work.