Author Topic: What is channeling a crossmember?  (Read 7129 times)

Offline Slammed80

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What is channeling a crossmember?
« on: August 19, 2007, 05:36:28 pm »
exactly what the title says, what is it?

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Re: What is channeling a crossmember?
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2007, 08:43:32 pm »
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Re: What is channeling a crossmember?
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2007, 11:13:58 am »
well depending on where you heard it, it is describing the process I made popular in 2003 where you remove a section from the crossmember to drop it 1.5".  It uses all stock pieces for the engine, but requires the steering to be re-routed around the upper control arm.

We have been selling these since 2003.

This is what one looks like:


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Re: What is channeling a crossmember?
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2007, 05:47:19 pm »
How much is that selling for now?
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Re: What is channeling a crossmember?
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2007, 06:31:15 pm »
$500 + usable core + shipping.
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Offline cougarkiller

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Re: What is channeling a crossmember?
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2007, 12:05:55 pm »
does this change you steering and suspension geometry?

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Re: What is channeling a crossmember?
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2007, 01:06:41 pm »
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Re: What is channeling a crossmember?
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2007, 02:13:12 pm »
Geometry, no, steering linkage from the column to the steering box, yes.

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Re: What is channeling a crossmember?
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2007, 09:06:07 pm »
why would u do this mod dose it give the motor more room or if it lowers the vehicle how dose it do it

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Re: What is channeling a crossmember?
« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2007, 03:11:38 pm »
It lowers the truck the amount of the channel.  the crossmember is raised up that amount...

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Re: What is channeling a crossmember?
« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2007, 07:33:47 am »
ok thanks