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Originally Posted by jmedero
Ok so I got an 84 parts truck today for $75!! No engine or trans, and front fenders, hood, doors and bed are gone. A couple of questions I have as to what I can use for my baby.
1. with the front suspension what can I actually use to convert to a 5 lug disc?
2. the rear is a leaf spring set up and mine is a coil set up. Can I just swap out the "guts" of the rear to make my coil rear housing a 5 lugger?
3. booster and mast cyl will just bolt in place or do I need modifications?
I plan on junking the rest of the cab, dash, frame and front grill support. Is there anything else I should think about taking before I get rid of the rest?
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1. I used an 83 and swapped over the entire crossmember - have to drill a couple of holes, but it will bolt to your frame, a-frames and all - there are a couple of members here who have power steering adapter kits if you want the power box.
2. That rear is wider - you can get replacement 5-lug axles from CPP; some have re-drilled the 6-lug hubs for 5-lug, but others don't advise doing that
3. With slight modification of the mounts, the booster and MC will bolt up, the pedal rod has to be lengthened a couple of inches; I've seen kits for that but I just had the old pedal end and the newer booster end welded together to the right length
I'm sure I've left out a lot of small details, but it's all do-able. I took the whole tilt column, power steering lines, any brackets/hardware for all the above (84 is metric, older truck SAE)