62 chevy front crossmember swap

[Rich90]

Hey guys,


I'm in the planning stage of rebuilding my late gpas 62 chevy truck. I want disc brakes,ps,the whole works. A few pple told me to use original frame and use front xmember from a 73-87 chevy. Is this the best way or wat do u suggest?

Thanks
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[robber grin]

Hi Rich & welcome to the neighborhood.

It's a practical option for sure and one that I did on my 62 C10 not that long ago.

78 front crossmember with 1 1/4 brakes, factory sway bar with drop brackets, 3 inch drop coils, REZ kit on the power steering gear box, Bell 2 1/2 drop spindles with McHaughy's 6 lug rotors, etc.

rg

[Rich90]

Awesome thanks for the info! I was thinkin of buying a parts truck around that same yr for a few hundred
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[markeb01]

Welcome to the forum! These threads may provide some useful details:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=366828

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=369663

[kieth]

Originally Posted by Rich90

Hey guys,


I'm in the planning stage of rebuilding my late gpas 62 chevy truck. I want disc brakes,ps,the whole works. A few pple told me to use original frame and use front xmember from a 73-87 chevy. Is this the best way or wat do u suggest?

Thanks
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You can also use the front end and other parts from a 73-91 suburban---some folks do not know that. They did not change the burb until 92 Kieth

[chevyrestoguy]

I'm a big fan of the '73-'87 (or '91 if you're using a Suburban) swap. Very straight forward, you have to drill two new holes and elongate two others. I would suggest trying to find a heavier duty 1/2 ton, with the 1.25" rotors and the larger diameter sway bar. You are more apt to find these on the 1/2 ton Suburbans because they were heavier and needed the bigger brakes. Plus, parted-out Suburbans can be had for nearly the scrap cost.

Lots of great info here on the board for this swap. I say, go for it!!

[Rich90]

Thanks for all the info guys really appreciate it!! I'm sure I will have many questions down the road.
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