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Originally Posted by Sik66
Hi.....new to the squares.....I'm in Australia... they'res not many around that people work on.....soooo..I'm trying to work it out......why are you swapping to This style rear setup and not a 4 link( which seems the common way to go if have leaf Spring rear truck)...is it easier way to bag?...different?
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The trailing arms are suppsoed to be a better riding and handling setup. Some of the reason was to be different from the "norm" as well.
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Originally Posted by terrylgreenjr
I saw in your earlier pics that the cross member was hanging below the frame rails. Is there anyway you can just raise it up? The factory style cross member just goes right in the middle of the rails is the porterbuilt unit a direct replacement? I don't know if you remember but I contacted you a while back on this conversion for my Suburban. I still haven't started but Im hoping to have it completed by Powertout this year. The difference is I'm using a factory cross member and have a 2 piece drive shaft
I'm watching this for sure
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The original crossmember I got with the kit did fit inside the rails and didnt hang below them, but it hit the floor of the cab really bad. This was the redesigned crossmember to fix that issue but now it hits the driveshaft. It can go up to towards the floor another 7/8" till it touches but thats about it. Due to the frame differences and cab differences you cant just stick a 67-72 factory crossmember in a truck. It will also hit the floor of the cab among other issues.
A suburban will be a different process all together I'm sure, so all I can say there is good luck on your swap. Hopefully it goes alot smoother than mine has.