Installing a Scott's bolt in suspension in a TF

[Russell Ashley]

I finally got my truck sitting on wheels again and want to fill you guys in on what is involved. It's not as easy as the AD bolt in suspension because the TF frame is wider and the cross member must be placed inside the frame rails. I started out with a running and driving truck with CPP disk brakes and CPP power steering. If you have your engine removed it would make the job a lot easier but I didn't want to do that much work, LOL. Mainly I didn't want to open my a/c. The first thing I did was to remove all of my front sheet metal. Then I marked the centerline of my axle and removed every thing that was part of my original suspension, including shock brackets and spring mounts. No turning back at this point. Here's a pic of the suspension and a pic of the bare cross member.




I had hoped I could get the cross member in by working it under the engine but it won't go.