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Difficulty finding van parts.....
#736764 May 29th 2018 2:25 pm
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Hi all, been a long time since I have been on this site. Sold my last van back in 2012 before my son was born and regretted it, now he is 6 and I have bought another one! Anyway, I have a 1978 Chevy G10 Sportvan and am having real trouble finding a lower control arm (drivers side) for it after it fell through due to rust - do any of you clever folk know if I can use Chevy van parts from other years for the '78? And can you recommend someplace to buy if so?

Thanks! (p.s. Am in Canada)

Simon


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Re: Difficulty finding van parts.....
UK_Expat #748106 May 07th 2019 3:22 pm
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Rock Auto has them. Here is a link. They ship to Canada as well! I selected the 350 model, so change you engine size on the site if needed. Not sure if it really matters with control arms though...

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/chevrolet,1978,g10,5.7l+350cid+v8,1043503,suspension,control+arm,10401

Re: Difficulty finding van parts.....
MXDUDE #748395 May 15th 2019 1:09 am
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Did yours fit? Rockauto doesn’t have them under the G20 350 but a G30 and, from what I understand as I’ve just spent two weeks reading this forum, and having to rebuild my front end, the G30 control arms will not bolt up to a G20 crossmember. You have to replace the cross member with a 1ton unit. I can not say I witnessed this firsthand, only from the forums, which is why I asked if the ones you ordered were from a G30 and if they fit?

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