Bagged '52 s10

[dodgesruck]

I'm currently working on my chassis for a '52 s10 swap. I'm currently bagged with stock spindles in the front and with a 26.5" tall tires the bottom of the frame is about 3" off the ground. I don't currently have the cab or the running boards so I'm just trying to get an idea how close the running boards will be to the ground . My goal is to have them resting on the ground (laid out) or at least be so close you have to walk up to it to check. Thanks.

[joedoh]

Originally Posted by dodgesruck

I'm currently working on my chassis for a '52 s10 swap. I'm currently bagged with stock spindles in the front and with a 26.5" tall tires the bottom of the frame is about 3" off the ground. I don't currently have the cab or the running boards so I'm just trying to get an idea how close the running boards will be to the ground . My goal is to have them resting on the ground (laid out) or at least be so close you have to walk up to it to check. Thanks.

depends on how you mount the body. mine is mounted with the running boards about 2.5" lower than the frame, I have 2" springs 3" blocks and 1" leafs and my ride height looks like this with a 27.5" tall front and 28.5 tall rear tire



If I bagged it, even with stock spindles and control arms, there is no doubt in my mind it would lay on the running boards. with my mounts, I had to tunnel the floor a little for the trans, if I bagged it I would need a small tunnel for the driveshaft. I probably wouldnt need any notch at all, or it would be a very small one.

other mounts let you keep a flat floor with no trans tunnel, and set the running boards even with the bottom of the frame. if you use these mounts, your truck would be the 3" off the ground it is now. you will need a notch, at least a 3" one and probably closer to 4"

its up to you how to set it up, using tall cab mounts gives more room for the radiator and bumper mounts, using short ones make engine placement more important for steering lines and radiator hoses. I like the lower route, especially when you see just how TALL the tall mounts hold the cab off the frame, you could open a homeless shelter under there.

also, because the s10 front suspension has a lot of angles on the upper for anti dive, the toe is really bad with enough drop to lay the frame out, the front wheels splay out at the front and you can really chew tires up rolling low. for mostly that reason I like setting the frame up inside the body a bit. with tall mounts, laying running boards is the same as laying frame.

skymangs has an excellent swap tutorial at the top of the page in the sticky section, he has both mount design drawings in there. if you are buying mounts, be sure you know how tall they are and compare that to his drawings heights.

good luck!

[dodgesruck]

Thanks for the reply. My goal is to get the front laid out like I want then set the boards and let that dictate the height of the cab mounts. I'm anxious to get the cab and front fenders set and centered so I can set the wheel base and start building the back half of the chassis. I tell you its not hard to stay motivated with not only yours but all these other good looking trucks!