B2600 4x4 Upper control arms

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B2600 4x4 Upper control arms
racer x avatar
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I was looking at the 4x4 upper arms I have from my old parts truck and is it just me or are they the same as the 2wd?I was planning on welding some 3/4" round steel into my 2wd arms and if these are the same I will just weld these up at work instead.I know the lowers are different but do the 4x4 uppers swap over?

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midnightmike avatar
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no they are completely different
elbine69 avatar
elbine69
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Just wondering whats the purpose of welding the 3/4 round steel in there?
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Was planning on cutting the cup in the center wider but there won't be enough strength there without re-enforcing it.I had air shock on the front about a year ago and the fitting was too close to the arm so I figure if I brace the arm with 3/4" round steel I could cut a notch out to clear the fitting.I was planning to use the leftover 4wd arms because the arms look identical to the 2wd ones on my truck.
racer x avatar
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The uppers are too?I know the lowers are.The uppers look like they use the same balljoint.
midnightmike avatar
midnightmike
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i just looked at my mazda shop manual, and they are different