Pic Of my 65 Chevy frame

[tismy65]

Here is a pic of my 65 chevy Frame with all the 72 Blazer Front and Rear 4x4 axles and brackets bolted in place making my 2wd into a 4x4

[jimmyjammoto]

Did you leave the 2wd crossmember in place?

[tismy65]

Yes I did and added bump stops to the bottom , also to retain my engine mounting brackets.

[siggyfreud]

Picture is very grainy for me. Hard to see what's going on.
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[tismy65]

little better pic

[jimmyjammoto]

Is the crossmember going to interfere with the front driveshaft or anything else when the suspension cycles?

[Captainfab]

You're going to have a problem with the front differential hitting the 2wd suspension crossmember. Why not just use the engine crossmember from the Blazer?

[tismy65]

I don't have the crossmember from the 72 blazer. will any other year blazer crossmember work if you all know? Thanks

[Captainfab]

It doesn't have to be from just a Blazer......we're working on Chevy's here not F*&ds. All '67-'72 K5,K10, K20 and K30 engine crossmembers are the same. You could also use the engine crossmember from a '73-'87 K5, K10, K20 or K30, but some modification will be needed.

Originally Posted by tismy65

I don't have the crossmember from the 72 blazer. will any other year blazer crossmember work if you all know? Thanks

[tismy65]

Thanks Capt , Are they bolted in or Riveted in ?

[jonzcustomshop]

Originally Posted by tismy65

Is this what I need ,

that looks like the complete unit

you could also source one out of a 73-87, I used one in my sub, had to cut the mounts down just a little , which you can see in the pic

[jonzcustomshop]

mine has a 4 inch lift, and I don't plan on using it for anything other than winter transport, so I didn't feel that it would ever move enough to hit the bumpstop.

however I did save all the bumpstops off the 87 , there was one that the diff would hit, and another 2 for the spring pads...