[AT] "discontinued" parts - Re: AT Digest, Vol 149, Issue 17

[Ralph Goff]

On 7/28/2016 6:24 AM, Cecil Bearden wrote:
> That seems to verify the weight rating.   We bought a 58 GMC from a
> neighbor some years back.  It had a 350 Chevrolet engine installed to
> replace the old 350 v-8 (348 Chevy)  It was what we used o call a light
> duty 1-1/2 ton. Best bet would be to find another axle at a salvage
> yard.   IHC did not change in dimensions over the years until Navistar
> bought them, and then only in the body and cab parts.  I have installed
> rear axles from the 90's into IHC trucks of the 70's.  I probably have a
> front axle from an 1800 Loadstar that would work.  The freight would be
> more than the truck though.
> Cecil in OKla
Yes, too far away  Cecil. There should be numerous old Loadstars parked 
on farms here if I
would just get busy and start searching. Those trucks were everywhere 
not so many years ago.
Very popular at the time. I've seen a few at auctions. Had an offer of a 
complete truck with a
damaged cab out in Alberta but again, the cost of transportation stopped 
me.

Ralph in Sask.
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