Re: 63-72 Chevy P/U Rear Shock Mount System
Rob,
I've already picked up your panhard kit and the rear shock relocate bits. I found that the chassis mount for the panhard didn't fit up as well as I'd hoped. The truck has never been hit and all the rivits and members are tight. I bolted the to bracket parts together and bolted that assembly to the cross member and frame with the four lower bolts (provided in kit). You can see from the photo that the side bracket is a long ways from vertical. I loosened the four screws holding the brackets together and yarded on it with a come-a-long from the back of the frame rail - not enough. I then removed the single rivit fromt the top of the frame rail in attempt to "twist" the cross memeber. I started pulling it straight and wasn't liking that method. I think now I'll pull the four bolts from the bottom, mount the side plate vertically as it should be, weld the cross member to the frame rail and come up with a "wedge" between the lower bracket and the cross member. Do you suppose this area may be different in my LWB as apposed to the SWB?
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