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Re: The Big Frame Question
what do you want to spend? purism says keep the stock frame but you will easily spend 3-4 times the cost of an s10 swap to add ifs, disc brakes, open driveline and highway rear gears to the stock frame. lowering the s10 is pennies compared to a drop axle. a long bed s10 frame has a decent tow capacity, limited by its engine (4.3 v6) and not its strength, and brake upgrades are available inexpensively.
an s10 swap will be more fabrication and less bolt on. even a mustang II IFS can be had bolt on currently. the track width is narrower than the stock setup and the rear frame kickup is higher. There is an accurate s10 swap thread on the main 47-59 page.
the really smart guys on this forum always ask, what do you intend to do with it? I think you have given that info. I will say that towing a car trailer with either option is what really kicks up the money involved, everything else (daily driver, motorcycle hauling) is pretty standard fare for either.
good luck!
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