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blazinwest · 06-08-2004, 10:25 AM

my plans for my 56 are:
use a hot rodded pontiac 400 engine with a poniac th350
use the original front suspention and steering,
but i will upgrade the brakes and wheel bearings.
im going to look into useing 4x4 bearings and disk brakes.
any ideas?

resin addict · 06-08-2004, 11:34 PM

Reconsider using the original front suspension...that engine with original leafs and steering might be an issue.
I got a "No Limit, Wide Ride IFS" an my '59, and I'm really happy with it.

DennyB · 06-09-2004, 02:20 PM

Sounds Like a neet truck blazinwest.
Although I would tend to agree with resin addict on the front end.
These trucks were designed to lumber along at 45-50 mph.
Any thing more than that then some type of upgrade is a good idea.
An upgrade could be a 71-up pickup IFS swap, camero graft, Cordoba torsion bar IFS graft or an aftermarket graft.
The skies the limit!
Have fun!

blazinwest · 06-10-2004, 09:23 PM

yeah i thought about it.
i have a 2wd 77 truck with a good front end but i like the look of the old solid axle
the only thing is the stock steering, will it hold up?
can i get a crossover setup or something?
and how can i put disk brakes in the front?

blazinwest · 06-10-2004, 09:30 PM

another possibility that i still have in the air is 4wd.
i could slap on an front axle with disk brakes, power steering, and good wheel bearings.
but i would probly not take it off road, cause i have a blazer that i use for that.
i have like 3 sets of 4wd axles, and a lot of chevy parts.
so it would be the cheaper way to go.

06-08-2004, 10:25 AM	#1
blazinwest Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GA Posts: 29	56 chevy truck plans my plans for my 56 are: use a hot rodded pontiac 400 engine with a poniac th350 use the original front suspention and steering, but i will upgrade the brakes and wheel bearings. im going to look into useing 4x4 bearings and disk brakes. any ideas?

06-08-2004, 11:34 PM	#2
resin addict Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 367	Reconsider using the original front suspension...that engine with original leafs and steering might be an issue. I got a "No Limit, Wide Ride IFS" an my '59, and I'm really happy with it. __________________ "I have found little that is good about human beings. In my experience most of them are trash." "In the depths of my heart I cannot help being convinced that my fellow men, with a few exceptions, are worthless."- Sigmund Freud

06-09-2004, 02:20 PM	#3
DennyB Led Sled! Discs R 4 ME! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toms River, NJ, USA (Transplanted Hoosier) Posts: 7,327	Sounds Like a neet truck blazinwest. Although I would tend to agree with resin addict on the front end. These trucks were designed to lumber along at 45-50 mph. Any thing more than that then some type of upgrade is a good idea. An upgrade could be a 71-up pickup IFS swap, camero graft, Cordoba torsion bar IFS graft or an aftermarket graft. The skies the limit! Have fun! __________________ "Never ride faster than your Angel can fly" I.M.O.M,W,J&C Patriot Guard Rider

06-10-2004, 09:23 PM	#4
blazinwest Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GA Posts: 29	yeah i thought about it. i have a 2wd 77 truck with a good front end but i like the look of the old solid axle the only thing is the stock steering, will it hold up? can i get a crossover setup or something? and how can i put disk brakes in the front?

06-10-2004, 09:30 PM	#5
blazinwest Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GA Posts: 29	another possibility that i still have in the air is 4wd. i could slap on an front axle with disk brakes, power steering, and good wheel bearings. but i would probly not take it off road, cause i have a blazer that i use for that. i have like 3 sets of 4wd axles, and a lot of chevy parts. so it would be the cheaper way to go.



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