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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:17 pm    Post subject: Trailing arms Reply with quote

I am trying to determine if I already have 3x3 trailing arms or not. Does anyone know how long stock rear trailing arms are? Thanks.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

3" shorter than 3x3s Laughing
are you talking about just the arm? or the width of the whole rear end?
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

KrAzY-BaJa wrote:
3" shorter than 3x3s Laughing
are you talking about just the arm? or the width of the whole rear end?


Ok so how long are the 3x3's? Just the trailing arm.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Need4Speed77 wrote:
KrAzY-BaJa wrote:
3" shorter than 3x3s Laughing
are you talking about just the arm? or the width of the whole rear end?


Ok so how long are the 3x3's? Just the trailing arm.


3" longer than stock.

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

EvanB wrote:
Need4Speed77 wrote:
KrAzY-BaJa wrote:
3" shorter than 3x3s Laughing
are you talking about just the arm? or the width of the whole rear end?


Ok so how long are the 3x3's? Just the trailing arm.


3" longer than stock.

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Laughing Laughing Wink

measured where to where? Its an odd shape to just measure...
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

3x3's are 3" farther back and 3" farther out (wider) than stock

or 4.24264069" longer diagonally
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Everyone's going to measure from a different point...assuming your buggy is IRS in the first place.

Honestly, the easiest way to tell is to look at how they're constructed. Stock ones will "look" stock, i.e. stamped steel I believe. 3x3's will either be of tubular or plate construction.

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