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Re: 72 2wd to 4wd frame conversion
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Originally Posted by Scrub
A 4x4 frame and a 2wd frame are not the same width in the front. The conversion is a nightmare. The b52 kit is not a 2wd to 4wd conversion and it will not work on a 2wd frame as it will be too wide.
I started to do it once. Forget it. Get a 4x4 frame.
4x4 frames are cheap I just sold one for 50 bucks that had 100 worth of paint on it and gave another one away as I could not sell it.
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That is not true at all. I just did my 1972 Longhorn and I have done my 1976 C30. I used both 2wd frames and installed the 4wd brackets from donor frames. The front hanger is a bolt on with 4 bolts, drill 2 in the lower flange and bolt them as well. The rear shackle hanger can be done a few different ways but is definitely doable. The front of the frames are not a different width either. The 4wd crossmembers don't fit perfect but do bolt in the 2wd frames. You will have other things to change as well like trans crossmember, steering box, brake lines, ebrake cables, but it is definitely doable.
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