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Re: Chevy version of the Ford High Boy?
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Originally Posted by special-K
From what I noticed on the earlier set-ups,they put a cross member for the shackles up front that you can see below the bumper. It seems to compensate for the rise in the frame,which creates a lift,and they used blocks in the back to level it up. I'm not familiar with frame changes on Fords. But,you don't see that cross member on 78/79s which have the same body and bumper.
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The frames are different from 77.5 to 78 up. I have a friend that has a 78 and someone has swapped the high boy stuff to the 78 frame. It was a mess! And the high boys did have a lift spring in the front and blocks in the rear like already mentioned.
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