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Old 09-24-2010, 09:31 AM   #1
GmtGmt
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Converting to 4WD

i have plans for building a Flat bed Hauler out of my newly purchased 2WD 86 Crew Cab.

but i would really like to have it converted to 4WD because i will proberly come into situations where i would need it with this heavy truck like wet grass, mud or snow

but i would like to keep the the stock 2wd hight maby even lower it some
so going to a solid front axle Dana 60 or 70 is proberly out of the question

so i thinking the K3500 88-98 trucks had Indy Front suspension with CV Half Shafts, could i take the complete suspension and move it over to my 86 chassie or would i be better of buying a 88-89 Chassie and mod the cab mounts for my cab? because then i would also have ABS brakes

also building a frame from the ground up has also been a though

whats your thoughs on this would i even need the 4wd?

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Tonight mine pulled a few cars out of snowbanks, and is sitting in my driveway, icicles on the grille, wheels just white cakes of snow, buried up to the lug nuts in powder, straps and chains wrapped around the bumpers, the outline of the wipers clear in 4 inches of snow on the windshield... A tired warrior of the 1980s in a world of low profile tires, front wheel drive, and plastic bumpers, where people stay in their houses until snowplows move the offending substance from their paths, too helpless to travel without AAA and chains and salt, clearing their windows with longhandled brushes while gently stepping around in the snow trying to stay nice and dry.

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