Quote:
Originally Posted by truckeez
First--DO NOT listen to anyone trying to tell you to put your truck on S10 carp. I wouldnt use a sub frame from a camaro/nova either.
Jaguar ifs cradle is the way to go! $150 at almost any salvage yard gets you a complete unit with disc brakes--and a rear steer rack -its already chevy 5 lug bolt pattern, and rides light yrs better than any mustang ll /pinto chit. You just break out the harbour freight grinder and whack off all the xjs xj6 unnecessary appendages and slip up under your stock frame and do simple scheming about how you will mate it, then you DO pirate a 10 bolt from a 70 or newer camaro/nova/gm intermediate to mount in the rear.
|
jaguar uses pretty much the same rear as a corvette and aston martin, but doesnt use the gas hardened gears like vette and martin. they had allot of issues in the e-type jag with the ifs so i dont really recommend putting them on a project. if you do, well, in all honesty it'll cost you more to rebuild a jag ifs than it will to buy a kit for your truck with a new ifs with the cross member and all the mounting hardware.
it's a good rear end for a light car, but a full size truck is too heavy for an ifs rear. you try moving much more 3000lbs and you're constantly replacing half-shafts.
we suggest the f-body front end because it's cheap and so many people use them that it is now and will be easy to maintain due to parts availability. the down side is, yes it is a much narrowed front end from factory due to the fact it was made for a passenger car or light truck. if you wanna do it right go with a 1/2ton are 3/4ton rack and pinion off a newer gm truck, but in this case you better off putting a new frame under it because it's questionable if a 39 frame is really strong enough for the forces put out but by hydraulic ram made to turn 18"-22" inch rims effortlessly.