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Originally Posted by rpone605
The front is a torsion bar setup but the rear has coils on my truck.
I already had planned to ditch the torsion bar setup on the truck.
I haven't yet. I'm still a bit far out from purchasing anything.
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So always been a fan of how the quality of PB stuff looked but another member on here bought their front end to bag his 61 which was torsion bar. The PB front end didn't fit well at all on his. Bag mounts were off. He didn't know he had to get CPP drop spindles so that was an unexpected cost. Some of the hardware and things they sent weren't right. The lower control arms had to be reemed out so the bag would bolt up right. Even the top bag plate had to be modified so a fitting could clear it and thread into the bag. Another thing we decided we didn't like about their front end was the amount you had to notch the front frame rail for the rack to clear. In the event of a slight front end collision that frame would fold up instantly. Once again it wasn't my truck but from what I heard it seemed like they were more interested in knowing how to fix the next one they make than to correct the one they sent him. His truck was super clean and all the problems were not his truck related, their parts not lining up right.
With that being said I am still shocked to this day. Had I spent that much $ I would have been furious. The stuff looks killer and I think it'll ride great but in my opinion it should have been able to been put together by 10yr old at that cost. Not trying to bash them cause it looks like they really but time and effort into their parts and a lot of people run their stuff so they obviously are doing something correct.
I'm personally running a factory crossmember out of an 84 that's been pancaked 1.5" and Michigan Metal Work upper and lower arms. Control arms were $900. Couple hundred for some steering stuff and it lays door after being channeled 4". I'm also running factory spindles. My panel rides and handles great and gets over 11" of travel in the front for about 1/4 of the cost.
If you are looking for a production front end you might also look into gsimfab.com at their new c10 front end. Looks pretty killer and no frame notching for a steering rack from the pics I've seen.
Btw I'm not affiliated with any of the companies mentioned. Just thought I would share my thoughts.