Well, I found a 80's 4x4 silverado for 300$ minus the motor. It's 84 plus, has the 4 dual headlights. The truck has a 350 turbo, and a part-time transfer case. I was wondering if the front end stuff - such as the springs, hangers, knuckles, etc would work on my 80 custom deluxe. I think they both have corporate 10 bolt rear ends, would the ring & pinion out of mine work in it? I'm thinking of just swapping the entire front, because I'm not totally sure what's wrong with mine. Plus I'm not sure of the ratio in either and haven't got around to counting the ring & pinion. Any help, and possible things to look for would be great. They are both half ton pickups. I know a lot of the body panels are interchangeable except for the fenders and hood unless you change front supports, but what about suspension wise (leaf springs, hangers, steering assembly, etc?)
I'll probably be changing the entire front end, the leaf springs, the steering box, and all components connected to it, the sway bar but I want to be sure it will work before I put out the money.
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