Moving your front crossmember forward - Anyone have a good write up? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

kxmotox247 · 02-09-2014, 08:28 PM

So I've seen mention of this and I know it would require a lot of work. Moving it forward about an inch gets the wheel centered in the fender, right?

Does anyone have any good write-ups of the process involved?

**LockDoc** · 02-10-2014, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by kxmotox247

So I've seen mention of this and I know it would require a lot of work. Moving it forward about an inch gets the wheel centered in the fender, right?

Does anyone have any good write-ups of the process involved?

It should be centered without moving anything.... Unless I am missing something.

LockDoc

Molberg · 02-10-2014, 11:35 AM

Has the cab, fenders been off the frame? Maybe slid too far ahead when the mounts were torqued up. You could likely gain close to an inch by loosening mounts and workin it back.

chopnchaneled · 02-10-2014, 01:07 PM

If the truck he's talking about is his avatar? It's like mine and lowered which makes the
non center of the wheel well more pronounced.
Some folks use the aftermarket control arms that have more castor built in and move the wheel forward about 3/4" which make the wheel more centered.

kxmotox247 · 02-10-2014, 02:09 PM

I think it's more of a visual problem with our trucks when lowered quite a bit.

I found a couple of threads but none with pictures/details:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?p=977387
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=3363109

**Tom Vogel** · 02-10-2014, 05:38 PM

[QUOTE=
Some folks use the aftermarket control arms that have more castor built in and move the wheel forward about 3/4" which make the wheel more centered.[/QUOTE]

Hotchkis control arms will do the trick.

02-09-2014, 08:28 PM	#1
kxmotox247 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 1,396	Moving your front crossmember forward - Anyone have a good write up? So I've seen mention of this and I know it would require a lot of work. Moving it forward about an inch gets the wheel centered in the fender, right? Does anyone have any good write-ups of the process involved?

02-10-2014, 11:35 AM	#3
Molberg Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Manitoba Posts: 644	Re: Moving your front crossmember forward - Anyone have a good write up? Has the cab, fenders been off the frame? Maybe slid too far ahead when the mounts were torqued up. You could likely gain close to an inch by loosening mounts and workin it back. __________________ -Project Nitemare- http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=607359

02-10-2014, 01:07 PM	#4
chopnchaneled Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Atlanta, Ga. Posts: 1,050	Re: Moving your front crossmember forward - Anyone have a good write up? If the truck he's talking about is his avatar? It's like mine and lowered which makes the non center of the wheel well more pronounced. Some folks use the aftermarket control arms that have more castor built in and move the wheel forward about 3/4" which make the wheel more centered. __________________ I don't think we get smarter as we get older. We just run out of Stupid things to do.

02-10-2014, 02:09 PM	#5
kxmotox247 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 1,396	Re: Moving your front crossmember forward - Anyone have a good write up? I think it's more of a visual problem with our trucks when lowered quite a bit. I found a couple of threads but none with pictures/details: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?p=977387 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=3363109

02-10-2014, 05:38 PM	#6
Tom Vogel 2WD Jimmy Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Davis County, Utah Posts: 2,563	Re: Moving your front crossmember forward - Anyone have a good write up? [QUOTE= Some folks use the aftermarket control arms that have more castor built in and move the wheel forward about 3/4" which make the wheel more centered.[/QUOTE] Hotchkis control arms will do the trick.



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