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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Elbert county, CO
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Frame Box Kits?
Folks,
I'm looking for a frame boxing kit for my 68 C10. I have everything all torn down and Ive quite a bit of frame flex. My intentions are to eventually use the truck for some weekend auto cross and would like to eliminate as much flex as i can. Anyone know where to find a basic kit for our trucks or am i stuck making my own? Thanks! |
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: daytonabeach
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Re: Frame Box Kits?
all the frames i've boxed over the years i just made my own// easy enough to do with a scribe and a jigsaw never saw a need to pay somebody to do it
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Location: High Plains of Colorado
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Re: Frame Box Kits?
I am unaware of any manufacturers that provide a frame boxing kit for these trucks. I did stumble upon a thread in the CK5 forum that talks about a kit, check it out here: http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=262271
Having had access to plate shears and an NC burn table I too always made my own out of 10 ga. or 3/16" steel, depending on the functionality of the boxing plate. Quote:
What gauge steel did you make boxing plates out of that you could cut it with a jigsaw? Last edited by lakeroadster; 04-24-2011 at 02:37 PM. |
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Re: Frame Box Kits?
i've made boxing plates out of 1/8 and also 3/16 i rreally prefed the 3/6 as it was easyer to tap holes for mounting clips etc// mostly depended on what i could get my hands on
never had a problem with cutting with a jigsaw anything 5/16 and thinner as it is all in tecnique right blade right speed lubrication to cut metal
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Elbert county, CO
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Re: Frame Box Kits?
I'm just having a hard time getting the motivation to go to town with the tools i have. Ill cut miles of sheet metal with a grinder wheel but man, cutting that much 3/16" with just my grinder seems boring!
![]() I have read so many posts on the up and down side to boxing but with the amount of flex i have, and having the truck on bags, i would sure like to tighten it up. All the downsides ofredusing flex have all come by the way of 4x4 guys. I certainly don't expect to put that much intentional flex on the truck ![]() Last edited by jmlcolorado; 04-29-2011 at 10:11 PM. |
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