2x4, leaf springs on front and straight axle conversion?
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2x4, leaf springs on front and straight axle conversion?
Just thinking here, has anyone did this to a 2WD. Something similar to the setup on a chevy 3500HD from the 90s. I wonder what axle would be suitable? Any ideas appreciated.
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I dont know... however if your going to do that more then likly youll want a 4x4 converison kit... id bag the rear if it were me though ...most girls dont like getting bounced out of thier clothes.....
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There was a factory setup just as you described. In the late 80's I had a friend who, like me was a Mopar nut and collector of odd items. He bought a 79-80 3/4 ton originally sold to the Forestry Service with a tube axle w/4x4 spindles and hubs.
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Dodgenstein, I thought I had read that some time ago. Thanks for refreshing my memory. That's pretty much the setup I had in mind. Probably not too many of those out there as donor trucks.
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A fair amount of 2nd Gens that were Cab and Chassis had the same thing, you could remove the control arm brackets and add the leaf spring brackets......... But if I were going that far, I would just do the 4X4 conversion.
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Maybe not too many donors, but you could use a junk 4x4 axle and cut off the knuckles and build your own.
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I've been researching converting my '93 to an I beam front axle for a couple years (other projects keep poppin up). A front axle out of a 60's Dodge D200 crewcab will work but hard to find. Its rated at 3500 lbs. I weighed my truck the front end weighs 3100 lbs with driver & full tank of fuel. I figure the I beam axle & leaf springs will be alot lighter than the 2wd crossmember & suspension. There is a disc brake kit available. The ride height of the truck should be about the same height as it is now.
Old Class A motor homes axle could work.
An I beam axle out of a P30 step van with 8 lug wheels may work I haven't been able to measure one.
I've had people ask me why not convert to 4x4. I don't want the the extra weight or height & it doesn't snow enough in Texas to justify a 4x4.
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Old Class A motor homes axle could work.
An I beam axle out of a P30 step van with 8 lug wheels may work I haven't been able to measure one.
I've had people ask me why not convert to 4x4. I don't want the the extra weight or height & it doesn't snow enough in Texas to justify a 4x4.
Thomasg
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