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Originally Posted by milehightoyz
Sorry if this has been asked before but I could not find a thread on it. Ive seen a few threads on 1.5" xmember drops and Ive notice some people such as captkaos will section and drop the entire top of the crossmember down an 1.5":
And some such as fastbagged68, and phantom dually, have only notched the area where the framerails will sit recessed.
is there any preference as to which is a better way to go? what are the differences? the only difference I can see offhand is motor placement but that can be addressed fairly simply with diff motor mounts. I know that fastbagged and phantom both are going with custom built LCA's is this coincidental or necessary when doing it that way? Any info would be greatly appreciated. |
The first method is a bolt-in swap (except for steering linkage issues in some cases). The second requires modifying the motor mounts and sometimes the oil pan. The work required to do the first method is not significantly more than the second, so I see no advantage to doing it as in the second. (BTW, I'm biased.
captkaos did my xmember.)