[62gmc910]

Originally Posted by fabnsmitty

still seriously considering the 73-87 frame though. The wheelbase may be off a little but i can fix that when i take out the leaves and put trailin arms and coils on the back. And as far as body mounts and the radiator core support go, I dont think it could be that much fab to do if i used the old body mount brackets and modded the core support a little, if anyone knows of a reason i definitely should not do this let me know, the reason im leaning so hard towards it is because those frames should be a little easier to find and parts should be a lil cheaper imho.

73-87 truck frames kick up at mid cab, so if you plan on using a 73-87 frame a suburban would be a better place to start, but you will have to check the wheel base, I think I would look for a 1/2 or 3/4 to coil truck to startwith and save the grief.
Or you could get aftermarket spindles and use 1/2 ton ball joints and keep the torsion bar front end, torsion bar fronts can drag frame if the rear levers are re-clocked, but no one other than me seems to know that