Re: 1 ton 52's
Obijuan- Rears may be 56" I don't recall.
I took the entire suspension off the 1008 and mounted it to the 69 frame, hangers and all. I reinforced the front hangers and added a 2" steel spacer to give it a "built in" lift of two inches in the front. Only the shackles are ORD (6"), this leveled the front springs and restored the pinon angle on the D60. The rear swap was straightforward- Center the wheels in the wheel wells, drill the frame and bolt up the brackets. The only PITA I ran into was the front X member and the lack of provision for mounting the swaybar I pulled of the 1008. I'll run it without and see how it handles, if I need a swaybar, I'll have to fab a new crossmember to mount it too.
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