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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Brakes, Frame, Steering & Suspension => Topic started by: 76 k10 on June 13, 2008, 02:14:15 pm

Title: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: 76 k10 on June 13, 2008, 02:14:15 pm
how hard do you think it would be to take a 4wd frame and make it into a 2wd??? i have a hole front crossmember and parts truck. Just let me no what you think
Title: Re: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: Captkaos on June 13, 2008, 03:10:49 pm
It would be a full undertaking, but it is possible.  The rear hangers for the springs are diffierent as are the trans crossmembers.

It would be easier to buy a 2WD truck.
Title: Re: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: hotrod24 on June 13, 2008, 03:31:07 pm
or just keep the 4x4 frame and make a 4wd out of it
Title: Re: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: choptop on June 13, 2008, 07:49:52 pm
I have a whole setup, where are you at?
Title: Re: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: 76 k10 on June 14, 2008, 02:46:23 pm
I have a whole setup, where are you at?
i live in lodi CA
Title: Re: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: choptop on June 14, 2008, 02:49:06 pm
I feel alone over here in the desert. I don't think anyone is close. If anyone is in this area, and is hunting certain parts, let me know. 76k10, I have what you need, just don't know how to get it to you.
Title: Re: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: Fordeatinz71 on June 14, 2008, 03:22:11 pm
yea, you're about 500 miles from me...man it would be nice to have some members nearby for hanging out and cruises and stuff...
Title: Re: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: choptop on June 14, 2008, 03:47:45 pm
You've got that right. I am surrounded by Blue Oval guys.
Title: Re: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: Fordeatinz71 on June 14, 2008, 05:34:59 pm
someday after i get the GMC to where i want it (or a little closer at least) we might have to just have a meet anyhow.  we got a few Texas guys on here, we might be able to organize a small 73-87 Chevy meet...have some BBQ and nice cruise...
Title: Re: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: choptop on June 14, 2008, 08:48:37 pm
Why not? I am used to driving a couple hundred miles a day anyway, as alot of Texans are. I never thought about it until a friend of mine from Virginia pointed out ( with a little aggravation in his voice) that everytime he asks one of us "Texans" how far something was, we told him hours, not miles. Seems kinda funny until I got caught in Detroit for a class, and was told the training facility was about 10 miles away. Texas translation= 15-20 minutes drive at best,, Detroit translation= leave 45 minutes before at least, and be prepared to drive past it, take the turn around, and go back to it. I didn't see a single store there that you could drive straight to ( or more than  5 cars in a row that weren't rotting out). I was glad to get back home.
Title: Re: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: grayharville on June 14, 2008, 09:29:48 pm
lol thats one good thing about being a native texan,how big everything is, and the weather, no snow= no salted roads=very little rust, unless we're talkin about the floor of my stepside  ;D I dont think im very close to any other texans here, im in east texas ::) but it would be kool to go cruisin, just cost a ton in gas!! Oh yeah as far as the frame, it would probably be easier to swap frames, or get a diff. truck
Title: Re: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: 76 k10 on June 14, 2008, 11:15:56 pm
i live in CA and i would be down to drive my truck to Texas so i can do some burnouts for my boys that love the same trucks as me lol
Title: Re: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: grayharville on June 15, 2008, 11:17:44 am
lol i would side step the clutch in my 3/4 ton and burn some 33x12.50 mud grip rubber! ;D would be fun until something broke!!
Title: Re: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: 76 k10 on June 15, 2008, 04:10:15 pm
lol hahahhahaha ya same here but mosly for me its u joints lol but i have a set of 36/12.50s tsl super swampers that smoke like no other lol
Title: Re: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: grayharville on June 15, 2008, 08:44:52 pm
lol I havent broke a u joint yet but now my pinion seal is gone out and is slinging oil all over my chrome turndowns  :( so do you have a 4x4 that you want to convert to 2x4, or whats goin on??
Title: Re: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: 76 k10 on June 16, 2008, 11:59:54 pm
lol ya i have 2 chevy trucks ones a 77 4x4 thats been in my famly sece it was new then i have my 76 chevy 4x4 that i just hot rod everyday and now everything is braking so i wanna make it a 2wd just becuz i have the time and a lil $ to do it
Title: Re: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: grayharville on June 17, 2008, 09:54:55 am
lol if it were me I would find a 2wd frame and put your body on it!
Title: Re: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: 76 k10 on June 17, 2008, 04:29:47 pm
iv been looking but i cant find just a rolling frame ill i can find is chevy trucks with no motor and trans
Title: Re: 4wd to a 2wd
Post by: werewolfx13 on June 24, 2008, 11:57:18 am
Buy one of those trucks with no motor/trans, pull the body, drop your body onto it, and drag the old body across the scales and walk away $200 wealthier....