Build front suspension before or after mounting the engine?

[Grumpy old man]

'71 truck 350 4 bolt to a stock 67 bell housing to a Muncie M22 Rock crusher to a custom drive shaft to a stock 12 bolt 3.73 factory posi to 29 x 15.5 x 15 Mt tires on the rear . I'm building this truck the way we would have done it in the early 70's .

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Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

'71 truck 350 4 bolt to a stock 67 bell housing to a Muncie M22 Rock crusher to a custom drive shaft to a stock 12 bolt 3.73 factory posi to 29 x 15.5 x 15 Mt tires on the rear . I'm building this truck the way we would have done it in the early 70's .

That's going to be a fun truck.

[KQQL IT]

I'm new to the 67-72 side of these trucks, been a squarebody guy for 20+ years.
I've always clipped 2 coils and flipped the back. Always sat right by my standards, looks and sits like a 4-6 drop.
That's where I came by the 1 coil is 2" theory.