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Old 04-04-2011, 06:34 PM   #2
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Re: S10 frame swap vs. Front and rear clip on 51 chevy

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Originally Posted by aggieguy713 View Post
I have a 53 chevy pickup and have acquired an 89 s10 extended cab frame. Had a couple of questions for a couple of options to consider.

1- The cost and difficulty of an s10 swap, is it worth the hassle?
2- How difficult is the swap using the kits?
3- The clip seems to be more cost efficent but was wondering about the ride

Any help appreciated. Thanks.
1. If you plan to re-use a lot of the s10 parts, it can be worth the hassle. If you don't, it may be cheaper to do a mustang 2 IFS.

2. I don't have experience with a kit, but from what I've seen the kits handle a lot of the difficult things to figure out, leaving you with the easier (but still time consuming) tasks of wiring, running fuel lines, etc.

3. clip vs. frame vs. mustang 2 ride - I think more of this will depend on spring/shock choice rather than which method you use.

And finally, if you truly meant to say you wanted to use a front AND rear clip off an s10...just use the whole frame because at that point the only thing you're not doing is cab mounts.
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