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Originally Posted by MisterEd
Whatever you do, don't buy a set of Hotchkis trail arms.
They have the grease fittings mounted on the bottom side as well as 4 holes to mount the trailing arms to another vehicles' sway bar. Great if you want mud & water inside your trail arms with no effective way to get it out.
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I just got my Hotchkis 1305s. There are no extra holes as you describe...some Hotchkis arms have those holes (e.g., the 1302s) but they do not allow mud/water/etc into the arm; they pass straight through as if the arm was completely solid.
And you can work around the zerk issue by installing them upside down and drilling a hole in the frame to accommodate the zerk...problem solved. My dealer came up with this solution...as they know I have trouble staying on the pavement.
AND, 'YES,' I know this is a VERY old thread, but I wanted to clarify the Hotchkis issue in this thread in case someone else is searching for trailing arm info...especially since Edelbrock discontinued their product.