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onetonk5 · 05-15-2007, 07:15 PM

Gotcha......thanks

milehightoyz · 05-15-2007, 07:35 PM

Im going to try and cut down an extra longwheelbase 2wd truck frame i got laying around to a blazer wheelbase and see what happens as far as body mounts etc, this might be an easier route to take. we'll see.... great info thanks gringo

onetonk5 · 05-16-2007, 06:00 PM

Got a little done to the front end today.

onetonk5 · 05-16-2007, 06:03 PM

Question for people who have done a 2wd crossmember swap.....what bolt hole lined up? I have measured and measured against stock 2wd trucks and am still not sure that I have the crossmember in the correct place.Its tough to tell with the frame bing an inch hight than a 2wd...will know better when I get the steering stuff in place but it looks pretty close now...maybe a little too far back if anything.

mike nutt · 05-16-2007, 09:40 PM

mark , the blazer is lookin good . give me a call when you get chance . i need to get by and check your work , i want to make sure you know what your doin and all

onetonk5 · 05-16-2007, 10:36 PM

Wife is going out of town tomorrow so I will most likely try to get the rear stuff started tomorrow...give me a call. Im gonna pm you my other numbers

onetonk5 · 05-16-2007, 11:05 PM

I have a bolt in this original hole....anyone done this swap know if that positions the crossmember in the correct spot??

oilyrag80 · 05-16-2007, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by onetonk5

I have a bolt in this original hole....anyone done this swap know if that positions the crossmember in the correct spot??

Dont rely on any holes lining up for correct position, if I remember right the crossmember hole ended up just forward of the frame hole. just make sure the shock clears the upper a-arm and the centerlink clears the front of the crossmember before you drill any holes

onetonk5 · 05-16-2007, 11:33 PM

good suggestions....dont have any shocks or steering on it yet
Any way you could measure against something...like the factory rear leaf spring bushing hole.....or anything for that matter...this thread needs concrete measurements

05-15-2007, 07:15 PM	#26
onetonk5 Cereal Killer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 639	Re: 4WD to 2WD frame swaps Gotcha......thanks __________________ If I dont do it....somebody else will.

05-15-2007, 07:35 PM	#27
milehightoyz AttentionDeficitDisorder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: COLORADO Posts: 600	Re: 4WD to 2WD frame swaps Im going to try and cut down an extra longwheelbase 2wd truck frame i got laying around to a blazer wheelbase and see what happens as far as body mounts etc, this might be an easier route to take. we'll see.... great info thanks gringo

05-16-2007, 06:00 PM	#28
onetonk5 Cereal Killer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 639	Re: 4WD to 2WD frame swaps Got a little done to the front end today. Attached Images __________________ If I dont do it....somebody else will.

05-16-2007, 06:03 PM	#29
onetonk5 Cereal Killer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 639	Re: 4WD to 2WD frame swaps Question for people who have done a 2wd crossmember swap.....what bolt hole lined up? I have measured and measured against stock 2wd trucks and am still not sure that I have the crossmember in the correct place.Its tough to tell with the frame bing an inch hight than a 2wd...will know better when I get the steering stuff in place but it looks pretty close now...maybe a little too far back if anything. __________________ If I dont do it....somebody else will.

05-16-2007, 09:40 PM	#30
mike nutt 69fatmotor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: bama Posts: 660	Re: 4WD to 2WD frame swaps mark , the blazer is lookin good . give me a call when you get chance . i need to get by and check your work , i want to make sure you know what your doin and all Last edited by mike nutt; 05-16-2007 at 10:00 PM. Reason: can't spell

05-16-2007, 10:36 PM	#31
onetonk5 Cereal Killer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 639	Re: 4WD to 2WD frame swaps Wife is going out of town tomorrow so I will most likely try to get the rear stuff started tomorrow...give me a call. Im gonna pm you my other numbers __________________ If I dont do it....somebody else will.

05-16-2007, 11:05 PM	#32
onetonk5 Cereal Killer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 639	Re: 4WD to 2WD frame swaps I have a bolt in this original hole....anyone done this swap know if that positions the crossmember in the correct spot?? Attached Images __________________ If I dont do it....somebody else will.

05-16-2007, 11:33 PM	#34
onetonk5 Cereal Killer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 639	Re: 4WD to 2WD frame swaps good suggestions....dont have any shocks or steering on it yet Any way you could measure against something...like the factory rear leaf spring bushing hole.....or anything for that matter...this thread needs concrete measurements __________________ If I dont do it....somebody else will.



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