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*JCampbell* · 06-20-2012, 12:00 PM

Just kicking some ideas around in my head and looking for some input.

I'm kinda, sorta looking to pick up a 1/2 ton 2wd Suburban. I want to throw a 5/7 and some wheels on it and make a nice cruiser out of it. The issue is that it seems to be pretty slim pickins when it comes to 2wd 1/2 tons. The ones that are out there all seem to have been ridden hard and put away wet. However, there are a plethora of relatively clean 3/4 tons out there that can be picked up pretty inexpensively.

Is there anything magical involved with swapping out a 3/4 ton suspension for a 1/2 ton suspension? I'm assuming it's all pretty much interchangeable.

06-20-2012, 12:00 PM	#1
JCampbell Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hesperia, Ca Posts: 1,332	3/4 ton to 1/2 ton Suspension Swap Just kicking some ideas around in my head and looking for some input. I'm kinda, sorta looking to pick up a 1/2 ton 2wd Suburban. I want to throw a 5/7 and some wheels on it and make a nice cruiser out of it. The issue is that it seems to be pretty slim pickins when it comes to 2wd 1/2 tons. The ones that are out there all seem to have been ridden hard and put away wet. However, there are a plethora of relatively clean 3/4 tons out there that can be picked up pretty inexpensively. Is there anything magical involved with swapping out a 3/4 ton suspension for a 1/2 ton suspension? I'm assuming it's all pretty much interchangeable.