1970 Panel 4x4 Conversion - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

gd252 · 11-28-2006, 03:14 PM

Hey All-

I've got a '70 panel truck that I'm planning on putting four wheel drive under. Did the 4x4 running gear in '70 come with disc brakes? 71 or 72? It seems to be a straight forward swap with leaf springs repacing the A arms. Any help greatly appriciated.

Gary

CG · 11-28-2006, 03:24 PM

Disk brakes started in our style trucks with the 71 model. Too bad you werent asking about this this summer. I cut up a 72 burb 4x4 chassis because no one wanted it. Panel and burb frames are set up exactly the same, the trucks are a little bit different in the rear...cross member or something?

**Steven B** · 11-28-2006, 04:25 PM

Yes 71-72 axels are disc. I'm doing the same conversion with my 68 panel. It's going on a 70 4x4 frame. I already have a 72 front axel.

RANDY COX · 11-28-2006, 10:50 PM

COOL caint wait to see some pixs,of those conversions.

bad_turbo · 11-29-2006, 03:02 AM

PanelDeland · 11-30-2006, 09:41 PM

There was a K Panel at Charlotte in the fall.6 cyl .The paint was so fresh it was still offgassing.$7500.00 was the ask on it.

11-28-2006, 03:14 PM	#1
gd252 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Edmonds WA Posts: 5	1970 Panel 4x4 Conversion Hey All- I've got a '70 panel truck that I'm planning on putting four wheel drive under. Did the 4x4 running gear in '70 come with disc brakes? 71 or 72? It seems to be a straight forward swap with leaf springs repacing the A arms. Any help greatly appriciated. Gary

11-28-2006, 03:24 PM	#2
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 19,804	Re: 1970 Panel 4x4 Conversion Disk brakes started in our style trucks with the 71 model. Too bad you werent asking about this this summer. I cut up a 72 burb 4x4 chassis because no one wanted it. Panel and burb frames are set up exactly the same, the trucks are a little bit different in the rear...cross member or something?

11-28-2006, 04:25 PM	#3
Steven B Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: LHC, AZ Posts: 385	Re: 1970 Panel 4x4 Conversion Yes 71-72 axels are disc. I'm doing the same conversion with my 68 panel. It's going on a 70 4x4 frame. I already have a 72 front axel. __________________ 70 Jimmy 4x4 71 GMC 2500 Too bad stupidity isn't painful

11-28-2006, 10:50 PM	#4
RANDY COX Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: RADFORD, VA Posts: 2,651	Re: 1970 Panel 4x4 Conversion COOL caint wait to see some pixs,of those conversions. __________________ 1964 BBC 402 4x4

11-29-2006, 03:02 AM	#5
bad_turbo turbo enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: carmichael, ca. Posts: 1,826	Re: 1970 Panel 4x4 Conversion __________________ "But daddy, I didn't hit them all with a stick"...what my 6 year old tells me when I pick him up from school early for fighting "

11-30-2006, 09:41 PM	#6
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,993	Re: 1970 Panel 4x4 Conversion There was a K Panel at Charlotte in the fall.6 cyl .The paint was so fresh it was still offgassing.$7500.00 was the ask on it. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"



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