Identifying the one ton front end

[Carl Stouffer]

> Is there an easy way to identify the one ton front end? I suspect that mine has been upgraded. Thanks!

The lower control arm has a welded on bracket for the lower ball joint. The knuckle has a unit bearing from a later model truck. It will have large
aluminum spacers between the hub and the wheel. It should be easy to spot the differences
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Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles,
Solar battery charging

 

[wrightjohn 2646]

If you have the one ton front it should look like this:

http://www.machinesoflovinggrace.net/gmc/frontend/

JR Wright
GMC Great Laker MHC
GMC Eastern States Charter Member
GMCGL Tech Editor
GMCMI
78 GMC Buskirk 30’ Stretch
1975 GMC Avion (Under Reconstruction)
Michigan

>

>> Is there an easy way to identify the one ton front end? I suspect that mine has been upgraded. Thanks!
>
>
> The lower control arm has a welded on bracket for the lower ball joint. The knuckle has a unit bearing from a later model truck. It will have large
> aluminum spacers between the hub and the wheel. It should be easy to spot the differences
> --
> Carl Stouffer
> '75 ex Palm Beach
> Tucson, AZ.
> Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles,
> Solar battery charging
>
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