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Old 11-23-2012, 02:09 PM   #11
yossarian19
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Re: 1971-onward C10 crossmember in 1958 ??

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Originally Posted by mr48chev View Post
I'm real late to this party but the issue as was pointed out with the narrowed Task force frame is that the later C-10 frames are several inches narrower where they cross the "axle" line between the front wheels than a Task force frame. To use a C-10 crossmember on a Taskforce frame without modifying the frame you would have to widen the crossmember several inches rather than narrow it. That would put the front wheels way outside of the fender line.
OH!
I'm glad you mentioned this - I haven't ever eyeballed these parts and got confused about the width relationships.

So, to use the C10 cross member without modding the TF frame you'd have to use after market narrowing control arms / spindles on a wider member. You'd keep the C10 strength but lose the low-buck benefit. Interesting.
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