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mr48chev · 03-26-2012, 09:22 PM

It's going to take fabrication but I'd probably go with the 67/72 or 73/88 Chassis. There is no free lunch in these deals and you have to be willing to work and fabricate to make it work right.
The 67/69 are closer in tread width to 56 while the later chassis have a wider tread.

I know the S-10 stuff is the fix all for anything at the moment but that will leave you with a tread width that is way too narrow for the 56 with the tires sitting way back in the fender wells.

It you weren't on the far side of the world I think my buddy still has a 56 frame with a Trans Am subframe and rear end installed that he had done for a customer and still has.

03-26-2012, 09:22 PM	#3
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,379	Re: Frame Options, Need Advice It's going to take fabrication but I'd probably go with the 67/72 or 73/88 Chassis. There is no free lunch in these deals and you have to be willing to work and fabricate to make it work right. The 67/69 are closer in tread width to 56 while the later chassis have a wider tread. I know the S-10 stuff is the fix all for anything at the moment but that will leave you with a tread width that is way too narrow for the 56 with the tires sitting way back in the fender wells. It you weren't on the far side of the world I think my buddy still has a 56 frame with a Trans Am subframe and rear end installed that he had done for a customer and still has.