67 chevelle rearend in a 56 chevy truck

[JumboAMONGus]

has anyone ever used a coil spring rearend out of a chevelle or elcamino and put into a chevy truck i have a 1956 CHEVY 1/2ton short bed millitary truck with a t-10 283 bored .125 over running an original duntov 30-30 cam i could weld leaf spring perches and put it in or thinking trying to use the mounts for a 4 link set up ? pics would be great if any one has done this before ..thank you !

[JumboAMONGus]

oh and how do you add a picture of your truck ?

[pro1955]

I have before, I cut off all the brackets and welded on new leaf spring perches. Easy and streight forward.

[mknittle]

I am doing one now on a 52 GMC. But I am using QA 1 coil-overs and the rear is out of a 76 Monty Carlo I think the control arm are longer than the Chevelle otherwise the same.
i made the upper cross member and am working on the lower hangers.I have the parts cut out and tacked together for a mock up. now i have to modify them to fit the curve of the frame. I will get some pics soon.

[JumboAMONGus]

thank you mknittle ,and pro1955 ,thats what i was looking for i was gonna do the spring perch but i have a camaro rearend i can use but since i got a 10bolt posi from an elcamino or chevelle for almost nothing i rather try to do a coil over or take the coil spring pads off and then mount a coil shock i would like to see pics how you welded to the frame when done ,,ill post pics to im trying to figure out how think i gotta do a photoshop first there no easy loader

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by JumboAMONGus

thank you mknittle ,and pro1955 ,thats what i was looking for i was gonna do the spring perch but i have a camaro rearend i can use but since i got a 10bolt posi from an elcamino or chevelle for almost nothing i rather try to do a coil over or take the coil spring pads off and then mount a coil shock i would like to see pics how you welded to the frame when done ,,ill post pics to im trying to figure out how think i gotta do a photoshop first there no easy loader

It took me a while to figure out how I wanted to do the springs. The coilovers give enough room for a gas tank behind the rear end.best of all the suspension side loads are transmitted farther forward on the frame maybe causing less flex.

[mknittle]

here are the parts so far. I have the control arms apart for cleaning and re bushing.

[JumboAMONGus]

hey can you make me one of those front crossmember bars that what im talking about ohh yeah thats sweet ,,,cause i found the rearend came out of a el camino and it has the arms till attached to it .. that gonna fit with out having to cut the frame is the perfect way to go ,,,and i like it cause it sits inside the frame rather then the bolt on 4 link kits

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by JumboAMONGus

hey can you make me one of those front crossmember bars that what im talking about ohh yeah thats sweet ,,,cause i found the rearend came out of a el camino and it has the arms till attached to it .. that gonna fit with out having to cut the frame is the perfect way to go ,,,and i like it cause it sits inside the frame rather then the bolt on 4 link kits

The cross member that I made won't fit the chevelle because the arms are a bit shorter. One would have to be made to fit your application. all the parts have to be fitted pretty much one by one. so nothing binds.

[JumboAMONGus]

make either flat plates off the frame for srpings or probly easier to go with coil over shocks on a crossmember

[mknittle]

I am going to make a cross member for coilovers on mine