Correct, that is his build thread.
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Originally Posted by grancuda
That truck doesn't have 1/2 the travel a Raptor has.
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See below
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Originally Posted by JimJones
Let me clarify a little bit.
When I say Raptor killer I don’t have intensions to do to this truck some of the crazy stuff you see people doing with their Raptors on YouTube. The completed truck will mostly be a street truck with some trail use. No jumping, driving thru mud bogs that are as deep as the top of the doors or anything crazy like that.
But I really want the suspension capabilities of something better than a leaf sprung solid front axle. There has to be some kind of suspension upgrades out there for these trucks that don’t require hacking up the body?
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You can get a decent ride and handling out of the solid front axle, if you put in a late 70's+ 4x4 variable ratio quick turn steering box and all new ball joints and tie rod ends, that will go a long way. I have driven a 71 K20 set up that way and it was nice. To ditch the leafs you could also bag and 4 link the front axle like Ryanroo is doing.
I suppose you could swap in a newer chevy IFS without any sheetmetal mods but it would probably be harder than the body swap Idea I mentioned.