73-87 front crossmember - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

prostreet1967 · 02-15-2007, 02:42 PM

anybody have info on this swap

franky69c10 · 02-15-2007, 02:44 PM

x2

i would wanna know also...

72Blazer San Jose CA · 02-15-2007, 02:49 PM

I put one on my 72 bolts right up except one bolt you drill. Went from 6 lug drum to 5 lug disk.

**LockDoc** · 02-15-2007, 03:09 PM

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Here is where I had to re-drill on mine. Be sure and use the inside frame stiffeners from the later model front crossmember. The top hole can just be drilled from either side but I had to enlarge the hole in the frame on the bottom one because there was a nut welded to the crossmember at that location.

Other than that it just drops right in. Save the power steering setup & sway bar and brackets from the later one too.

LockDoc

franky69c10 · 02-15-2007, 03:25 PM

so 73-87 will work just gotta drill couples of hole's

RicksTrucks · 02-15-2007, 09:17 PM

yes, some say that is the better way than going with the 71-72 fronts. The later models parts may be cheaper than the 71-72.

02-15-2007, 02:42 PM	#1
prostreet1967 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: fort worth texas Posts: 395	73-87 front crossmember anybody have info on this swap

02-15-2007, 02:44 PM	#2
franky69c10 chevy runs deep Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PHOENIX AZ Posts: 1,074	Re: 73-87 front crossmember x2 i would wanna know also...

02-15-2007, 02:49 PM	#3
72Blazer San Jose CA Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Jose CA Posts: 15	Re: 73-87 front crossmember I put one on my 72 bolts right up except one bolt you drill. Went from 6 lug drum to 5 lug disk.

02-15-2007, 03:09 PM	#4
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,430	Re: 73-87 front crossmember - Here is where I had to re-drill on mine. Be sure and use the inside frame stiffeners from the later model front crossmember. The top hole can just be drilled from either side but I had to enlarge the hole in the frame on the bottom one because there was a nut welded to the crossmember at that location. Other than that it just drops right in. Save the power steering setup & sway bar and brackets from the later one too. LockDoc Attached Images __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 - Last edited by LockDoc; 02-15-2007 at 03:12 PM.

02-15-2007, 03:25 PM	#5
franky69c10 chevy runs deep Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PHOENIX AZ Posts: 1,074	Re: 73-87 front crossmember so 73-87 will work just gotta drill couples of hole's

02-15-2007, 09:17 PM	#6
RicksTrucks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Claremore, OK 74017 Posts: 2,640	Re: 73-87 front crossmember yes, some say that is the better way than going with the 71-72 fronts. The later models parts may be cheaper than the 71-72. __________________ 68 Short Stepside C-10 69 SWB C-10 70 Flatbed C-20 70 LWB C-20 BB402 70 LWB C-10 CST 70 LWB C-10 CST 71 Short Stepside Cheyenne C-10 72 LWB C-10 72 Blazer 4x4 4spd 95 Jeep Cherokee 4x4



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