New Solid Axle Swap Info. WARNING BIG PICS AND LOTS OF THEM!! SORRY PARTED OUT TRUCK

[DavidB]

i hate my body style

??!!

 

[sweetk30]

i was going to do that but the cabs are much wider in the mounts. lots of fab work to make strong mounts.

 

[sled_dog]

Any pictures with the engine installed with the fender to tire clearance? Is the axle in the stock location? Think you would be alright without the body lift and with the bed(clearance wise)? You can't move the shackle mount in the front any farther forward?

My thought for myself was lift springs off one of our K trucks. I would street it pretty often so I'd like something a little more stable then 52/56s.

 

[sweetk30]

can get pics for ya. and the shorter springs will require fancy made mounts for the shackles. and the rear mounts in the frame are as far to the front as possible. i tryed 52" in front but it pulled the axle to close to the fire wall . so i swaped in 56" springs. this helped move the axle forward about 3" for me. and the tire is now center in the fenderwell. the pics with the front shackle are with the sbc and 4l80-e tranny in there and i still need to put in tcase and front sheet metel and big bumper.


i am curently in need of new work place and it has stalled for now. but i realy need to finish as this will be my winter ride and play toy. .

 

[sled_dog]

thanks... hmm hmm hmm hmm thinking about seeing if a buddy will sell me the 89 he has. I could go a little more extreme on that and not feel bad.

 

[sweetk30]

i am not vary happy with my setup for now. thinking of swaping the stock 56" springs out for 4" set. me want bigger tires.

 

[steve_kibbe]

i am not vary happy with my setup for now. thinking of swaping the stock 56" springs out for 4" set. me want bigger tires.

bigger is better

 

[DavidB]

Any updates?

 

[sweetk30]

yep i pulled the flat bed off it the other day for my latest easyer fix up truck. i will finish it this summer or swap it ofer to my crew cab truck and make it solid axle.

 

[k5 krawler 50]

any new updates,?? just courious but did you use stock hight 56's up front?

 

[sweetk30]

big back burnner for now. but yes stock 9 leaf 56" in the front with short side forward. and removed 3 leafs.

 

[k5 krawler 50]

Cool, thanks that what i wanted to know.. Thanks.
Cory

 

[RGV72BLAZER]

looks good

 

[yellowK20]

Update,Pics??????? need more

 

[sweetk30]

well this is the current fixer to be done soon. it is moms car and she wants it now.

 

[ProJunkRacing]

so what does it look like right now?

 

[sweetk30]

so what does it look like right now?

what one? car or truck?

 

[ProJunkRacing]

truck

 

[sweetk30]

took flatbed off and used it on other truck and it has a big green tarp on it.

 

[79k20350]

Did you ever get your sterring on? I have a problem with mine, the drag link is going to hit the crossmember. More than just the Piece that came off of it (i cu that off. it seems like the drag link is going to require an extra bend to clear everything...