4x4 conversion made easy (so far anyway)2 parts
hey guys. i'm in the middle of converting my 64 to 4x4. i'm finding this to be pretty much a bolt on deal thus far. i started with an 88 4x4 suburban with a blown motor. i gave 800.00 for it but it has a brand new 4 in. superlift & 4 new pro comp gas shocks. once i got the body off, i noticed it also has a factory gm rebuilt 700r that isn't even dirty yet, so i feel i got a decent deal. i started by torching off all the rivets that hold the burb body mounts to the frame. then i put the 64 on my lift & did the same so when i lifted the cab up, the body mounts remained on the cab.the frames on these trucks are identical in width (at least under the cab). about 34.5 to the outsides of the rails under the cab & about 28.5 under the core support. i ordered a new set of polyurethane body bushings so that when i sat it on the burb frame, i wouldn't be fighting myself for level using old squashed & blown out rubber bushings. so at this point, we have a 64 cab on the lift with new bushings & the mounts still bolted to the floor & a burb cassis with no mounts on the frame rolled under it. i spent 2 hours this evening setting the cab down & trying to get everything level & square while trying to center the front wheels in the fender openings when i saw IT!!! (THIS IS WHERE THE EASY COMES IN) ---- see part 2
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