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Re: [GMCnet] Got Double Trouble weighed at a CAT Scale [message #181853 is a reply to message #181851] Sun, 26 August 2012 12:52 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
USAussie is currently offline  USAussie   United States
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Bill,

Thanks for the info!

Mr. Read The Manual here never thought of checking the parts book for the torsion bars, DOUH!

AFAIC that's the key point.

My '75 Avion is rated at a GVWR of 11,700 lb the max was 12,500. I'll wager dollars to donuts I'm OK at 12,675 as the engineers
would have built in a safety factor.

Regards,
Rob M.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Bryant

Questions for the GMC Brain Trust:

1) Did GMC actually do anything to the suspension system to up the GAWR and GVWR or just "pencil whip it?"

Rob,

I am assembling some details on the 4 different GVWs used over the 6 years of production which will take me a little while (we have
company and they are distracting me).

I can tell this much now:

I was told by one of the original Engineers that one of the increases was a "paper" change made per Kurdt Stubenvoll, the others
resulted from changes in the product.

The 4 different vintage parts books, Jan.1973 - 78Z show the same torsion bar part numbers for all years.

--
Bill

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Regards, Rob M. (USAussie) The Pedantic Mechanic Sydney, Australia '75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428 '75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
 
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