Has anybody ever........

[qksilver]

I have looked thru and done searches on this site and have come up empty. You might have seen my post about when is enough , enough. I have whittled down my complete trucks to one and now in the process of going thru the stacks of parts and come up quite a few things i had forgotten about.

So here is where I stand and what I want to do. I am in the process of buying a swb 2wd leaf spring rolling frame. I do have a lwb 4x4 but don't want to cut or strip it. A set of 3/4 axles 3:73 ratio from an 86 burb and a 3/4 3:73 rear from a 72, several 700r trans and transfer cases and plenty of drive shafts so i am cover there.

What I want to do is make the the 2wd frame into a 4x4 using what I have, I know about DIY kits. I have the complete front suspension and steering from the 86 burb minus the frame. I have 2 4x4 crossmembers, one stock (69) and one somebody built from square tubing that was in a 72.

So can I use the 86 burb front shackle mounts etc to mount the 3/4 front drive axle on the swb frame? If not could i round up, I think I have a complete front set from a 72 somewhere and mount that stuff to my swb 2wd leaf spring frame?

Are the rear shackle mounts the same 2wd to 4x4 and the springs? I know the shackles them selves are different.

I have enough decent parts for a complete truck but I want to do a 4x4 bb. I know the pitfalls of bb in our trucks , I have done a few conversions over the years so that isn't a problem.

The problem is money, and the parts i am using are ok but not good enough to really sell and not bad enough to scrap. Time and some fabrication skills are what i have. I am physically limited to a certain degree so I would rather ask for opinions and ideas to narrow things down a bit and to save my energy. Axle and engine etc stuff is heavy and I work alone.

Thanks for the time reading this and thanks in advance for idea's, options and advice.

Steve