SMA chrome Trailing arms

[8500lbs]

I just bought some SMA Chrome trailing arms, used for 200 bucks. I am not sure if I got a good price or not and was wondering what you guys thought?
They have been used and the polyurethane bushings have been replaced with rubber ones. They say the rubber is better but I dont know enought to say either way? They did Chip the chrome on them and I thought that if it looks to bad after getting them on i can just sand blast and powder coat them. Here are some pics.

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Thanks for any advice and time.
B

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Yes, those appear to be the ones I sold to someone else. The bushings are better than the ones that came in them, as the poly ones wore out too fast. If I were you, I would have Line-X sprayed on them.

[8500lbs]

did you have any problems with them other than the stock bushings, and is there something I need to know about them? Oh yeah, do you mind me asking what ya sold them for?

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did you have any problems with them other than the stock bushings, and is there something I need to know about them? Oh yeah, do you mind me asking what ya sold them for?

The only problem with them was the bushings that came with them were poly and wore out real fast. The OEM style bushings, like in them now, last a very long time.

I sold them because I needed new bushings fast and the ones you have would have taken 3 weeks to send out and have them milled for the OEM bushings to fit. This is what caused the chrome to peel.

Some H2s have larger bolts than what the OEM bushings you have will take, so you might need to run a drill bit through the bushings' sleeve to grind down the nipples inside. Look in the center hole and you will see the nipples I am referring to.

I have those same bushings you have in my new trailing arms, and I had to drill mine out to remove the internal nipples.

I would not powdercoat them as I think the process requires the item to be heated and this might damage rubber in bushings. This is why I am suggesting you have them sprayed with Line-X.

[8500lbs]

That is great news! Thank you very much and espicially for the quick response. I cant wait to get them in. i will try them with just the chrome for a little while to see how the hold up. If the peel continues then I will line x them. thank you very much for the help and support once again.

thanks
B

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They're probably better than the POS Edelbrock trailing arms I had. The swivel bushings had the incorrect size hole for the bolt, thus rattled.:mad: Plus, the zirk fittings were on the top of the TA facing backwards. This made it impossible to get a grease fitting on it. I had to use a needle fitting to get grease into them. The dolts at Edelbrock kept telling me, "Oh, our engineers designed them just for the H2." And i kept telling them, "No, they didn't." They're sitting in a box in my garage.

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That is great news! Thank you very much and espicially for the quick response. I cant wait to get them in. i will try them with just the chrome for a little while to see how the hold up. If the peel continues then I will line x them. thank you very much for the help and support once again.

thanks
B

They take some time to install, so I suggest you Line-X them before you install them.

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Also, if you'll notice in your first pic there is a spot on the left of that arm. There is a part of the frame that rubs there, so you should grind that part of the frame down a little. This same frame tab also prevents the H2 from drooping more (flex) so you can modify it accordingly - if you wish.

[8500lbs]

Good to know I will look into grinding the frame. About how much should I need to take out. 1/4" , 1/2" , 3/4" , 1".

Thanks for all the support and help.

B

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Just take down as much as needed