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Old 04-30-2014, 05:57 PM   #21
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Re: 6 lug disc brake conversion

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Originally Posted by HEADTURNINGC10 View Post
LOLIFE99, texasidoit I HAVE A 1969 C10 WITH DRUMS FRONT AND REAR AND A 1985 C10 FRAME LOWERED WITH LOWERING SPRINGS AND DROP SPINDLES. I WANT TO DO THE WHOLE CROSSMEMBER SWAP BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KEEP My GEAR BOX AS I PLAN TO STAY NONE POWER STEERING. ALSO STAYING NONE POWER BRAKES FOR THE TIME BEING. do you have any suggestions what approach i should go with i have the whole frame with all steering links including steering box. but no steering column. i have been looking at forum after forum and still kinda lost to the procedure on the swap. any and all help is apprecaited
Swap the crossmember and everything. Keep the manual steering box that you desire. You'll reuse the pitman arm off of the manual box. It bolts right to the later model steering linkage without mods. Done deal.
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