Oil pan

[Ocho702]

It's a 5.3 that came out of a 2005 avalanche. So if my plans is to put an air ride suspension which oil pan should I go with? I really appreciate all the info you guys are giving me. I'm new to restoring so any and all information is so very appreciated

[BR3W CITY]

Originally Posted by Ocho702

It's a 5.3 that came out of a 2005 avalanche. So if my plans is to put an air ride suspension which oil pan should I go with? I really appreciate all the info you guys are giving me. I'm new to restoring so any and all information is so very appreciated

Do you have any plans of using a dropmember or pancaked crossmember? They change the dimensions a little when compared to stock stuff.

The basic wisdom is that you don't want anything to hang below the xmember, on a bagged truck. This would mean the Fbody, CTSV, GTO or aftermarket "car" style pans will probably be what you want. You can get away with the hot rod/lh8 pan if its staying on the stock xmember.