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Old 07-09-2021, 09:29 AM   #10
FLYNAVY30
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Re: '72 C20 Suburban to 4wd

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Originally Posted by Richard View Post
Guess I am a bit different. Not sure why you are abandoning your original route so quickly. Having salvage 52" rear springs reworked is not costly. Even custom coils for the rear are not really that expensive in the whole scheme. What will the donor cost? I can guarantee you will be disappointed in the the ride going from what you have now to a stock 67-72 4x4 suspension.
Haven't fully committed to or abandoned one side or the other. The upside to a donor K20 (if I can find a decent one) is having all of the brackets, crossmember, etc. From what I can find, most of that isn't available to buy.

Additionally, if I can find a decent body shell, theres sheet metal that I'm going to need once I dig into my rusted out and bondo'd over rear quarters.

Still lots of research to do....and the availability of a usable and affordable K20 chassis will ultimately dictate whether that's even an option.
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