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wibilly · 12-13-2007, 08:13 PM

in preperation formy next truck project i pulled the front crossmember from a 79 gmc. the project truck is a 67 short fleet and will be droped. i was thinking spindels and springs. then i got thinking some more, why not just open up the cross member and drop the frame into it? this lead to more thinking. moter mounts- easy fix. then theres the drag link and tie rods. i don't have the frame in the shop yet to get a look at how this would work out. my ?is has anyone done this and what problems does it present?

12-13-2007, 08:13 PM	#1
wibilly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: northwestern wi Posts: 2,111	crossmember swap-drop in preperation formy next truck project i pulled the front crossmember from a 79 gmc. the project truck is a 67 short fleet and will be droped. i was thinking spindels and springs. then i got thinking some more, why not just open up the cross member and drop the frame into it? this lead to more thinking. moter mounts- easy fix. then theres the drag link and tie rods. i don't have the frame in the shop yet to get a look at how this would work out. my ?is has anyone done this and what problems does it present? __________________ common sense isn't so common anymore