Lower Control Arm 97 k3500

[Ebrogan05]

Hey I’m new here and have a old 97 k3500 and I’ve done a almost full front end on it and then snapped my lower control arm around the ball joint so now I’m looking for lowers but I have trouble finding k3500 ones for 1997 I’ve only found ones listed as c3500 and then the savannah 3500 I want to know if I’m good to buy these and use them without modification or if I have to do modifications what’s the best lower control arm setup for this truck it’s a one ton long bed crew cab so shes heavy and I’m thinking of doing a flatbed so good suspension is a priority to me stock heights no lifts or lowers new parts only I’m I live in the salt belt so anything close is gonna be too damaged in my opinion

 

[caw_86]

How did you “snap” big hunk of steel.

Junkyard is really your only option. I used row52.com to search for 3500’s in junkyards in hopes it had forged arms, it worked and now i have a nice set of forged arms

 

[Ebrogan05]

I live in the Salt belt, plow truck, plus salt water from the 3 hurricanes it went to just had to heat around the ball joint to replace it anything can break that’s why I’m trying to find new ones

 

[Caman96]

Definitely look here:

Car-Part.com - Used Auto Parts Market

www.car-part.com

 

[b454rat]

I have a set off my 99. Doing an SAS, so all that IFS BS is going bye bye...

 

[Schurkey]

97 k3500

I’ve only found ones listed as c3500

2WD lower arms will NOT work on a 4WD. No place to plug the torsion bar in.

and then the savannah 3500

Again, gotta be 4WD. Beyond that, I don't know if the van suspension is interchangeable with the pickup suspension.

it’s a one ton long bed crew cab so shes heavy

So far as I know, all three types of lower control arms for GMT400 4WD are functionally interchangeable...but everyone want the fully-forged arm instead of the stamped arm/bolt-on ball joint or the forged-end welded to the partially-stamped arm.

Do you have fully-forged arms now, or one of the stamped versions?

 

[Ebrogan05]

Do you have fully-forged arms now, or one of the stamped versions?

Stamped steel

2WD lower arms will NOT work on a 4WD. No place to plug the torsion bar in.

And one ton c/k both have torsion bars from my knowledge so can I get a fact check on this?

 

[454cid]

And one ton c/k both have torsion bars from my knowledge so can I get a fact check on this?

You might be thinking of the GMT-800 platform. With the exception of the leaf spring equiped 3500HD, all 2wd GMT0400 trucks use coils.

 

[Ebrogan05]

You might be thinking of the GMT-800 platform. With the exception of the leaf spring equiped 3500HD, all 2wd GMT0400 trucks use coils.

find me some 1 ton coils then bub since you sound so sure
What do you own?

 

[Caman96]

find me some 1 ton coils then bub since you sound so sure
What do you own?

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