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I have a long bed frame and I am weighing the costs shamrock. Seems that I have to weld the front subframe or MII or maritz or whatever it is to the 55-59 frame plus I will have to shorten it. Plus I will have to get a 4 link setup for the rear. If I can find a 60-66 or 67-72 frame they have the bolt on front crossmember and can be unbolted and just bolt in a 73-87 front suspension on. And the rear already has a factory 2 link with coils under it rather than the leaf spring rears like our trucks have. So i guess in short I can get a 85-87 front suspension from a truck at the junkyard for 100 bucks. And get disk brakes while I am at it. Rebuild it for 200-300 with polygraphite impregnated bushings and sways bars, rotors, calipers, etc..... And still have money to get coilover springs to go all around the truck and still come out alot cheaper with out having to cut up a frame. I started out kind of backwards. I got a set of billet specialties rims and tires from my neighbor for 300 bucks. 17x11 with brand new BF Goodrich tires on the rear and 17x8 rims on the front with brand new BF Goodrich tires there too. I have a ford 9 inch with disk brakes I will be using and I am currently looking for a 98-2002 LS1 motor and tranny to go in the truck. So now I am looking for what I think would be a good alternative to cutting and welding the frame and still saving some money but doing it correctly.
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