4x4 conversion

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by 1972SuperCheyenne

Since this frame was already cut to make a CCSB I was thinking about taking a K30 and cutting the frame just behind the front cab mount and the same on the CCSB and swapping the front frame sections. I have alot of fab experience and a buddy who welds for a living so this does not worry me too much but just hate to have too many splices in the frame I will be driving every day. What are your guys opinions on that?

That would be the best solution but finding a K30 for a decent price it not so easy around here. Not many around so they bring a pretty high price.

If you did it right you could put the K30 back together as a C30 and get some of your money back out of it though.

[STOCKISH]

I know a few people parting them out so I would just go cut the front frame section off a parts truck.

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by 1972SuperCheyenne

I know a few people parting them out so I would just go cut the front frame section off a parts truck.

Around here that front Dana 60 goes for $1200 by itself. Hope you get a better deal.

[STOCKISH]

Yeah the 60s are high as giraffe butt around here too! I am just going to use it mostly as a driver so I figure a 44HD with the 8 lug outers will be ok. Man I cant wait to get started on it.

[Walts_restoration]

im currently debating how i should 4x4 my 83c10 i just got. Im debating either swapping frames, or putting the 4x4 parts on my frame. B52 hangers, ord engine corssmember and heavy duty shackle, then you still need the shackle flip in the rear and change the front hangers to 4x4 style though. It would be easier keeping current frame since i daily it and it has dual tanks and other things id have to connect back up, but at the same time youve got to take the 2wd stuff off and the 4x4 stuff back on and im not sure how many of the holes the 2wd frame shares with the 4x4. Needs more research! haha.

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by 1972SuperCheyenne

Yeah the 60s are high as giraffe butt around here too! I am just going to use it mostly as a driver so I figure a 44HD with the 8 lug outers will be ok. Man I cant wait to get started on it.

The 44 will live with 33" tires through just about anything you can throw at it but when you get much taller than that they become a weak link and need some work to hold up. In a street truck it will do very well.

You will be running the same front & rear axles that are in my 78 K20 but with 4.10 gears instead of my 5.13's.

[Matt Man]

easiet thing to do is to find a beat k30 and swap everything from the c30 to the k30. i was going to do this until i "retired" my truck finding k30s around mee are hard everytime i found one it had really high miles. i found one that had 368k miles...

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by Matt Man

easiet thing to do is to find a beat k30 and swap everything from the c30 to the k30. i was going to do this until i "retired" my truck finding k30s around mee are hard everytime i found one it had really high miles. i found one that had 368k miles...

Most of the time 1-ton's are worked pretty hard too so the drivetrain has seen some serious wear & tear a half ton never typically sees.

[dgodecke]

Originally Posted by 1972SuperCheyenne

Since this frame was already cut to make a CCSB I was thinking about taking a K30 and cutting the frame just behind the front cab mount and the same on the CCSB and swapping the front frame sections. I have alot of fab experience and a buddy who welds for a living so this does not worry me too much but just hate to have too many splices in the frame I will be driving every day. What are your guys opinions on that?

I thought about doing the same thing but opted against it. When I had the frame stripped of the everything but the front and rear axles and I was sandblasting it I found out home much flex a frame like this has built into it. I was afraid I would end up altering that engineered flex and run the risk of a stiff section causing the frame to crack later on.

I opted for keeping my 4WD frame and drilling it to fit the 2WD front end member.