It is definitely a weld in installation similar to Fatman et al. I don't
know anything else about it. It was one of those deals where he was
admiring my truck in the parking lot at Wal-Mart when I came out and we
started discussing old trucks.
Terry Stellman
1949 3600
Missouri City, Texas
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Byron Schluter [SMTP:b_schluter@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 11:05 PM
> To: Terry Stellman; Truck List (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Independent front suspension
>
> Terry,
>
> Is this a bolt in installation? I'm interested in
> more details if they are available.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Byron
> --- Terry Stellman <STELLMAN@noex.com> wrote:
> > I am only passing along what I was told by another
> > ole trucker over the
> > weekend so don't shoot the messenger. He said he
> > had used the front
> > crossmember and associated suspension parts from an
> > 1986 Mitsubishi truck on
> > his 51 AD truck. He said he went that route because
> > the aftermarket guys
> > like Fatman etc. only have 5 bolt wheel setups and
> > he wanted 6 bolt so that
> > he could use the wheels that he already has. He
> > said that after doing a lot
> > of measuring of different vehicles he discovered the
> > Mitsubishi crossmember
> > was exactly the right width and I guess the bolt
> > pattern was the same.
> > According to him, this installation was just like
> > doing the aftermaket thing
> > with MII suspensions (he didn't have to cut the
> > frame off like a Camaro or
> > Nova installation) but he was able to keep his 6
> > bolt wheels. It was
> > probably a lot cheaper too.
> >
> > Terry Stellman
> > 1949 3600
> > Missouri City, Texas
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built
> > between 1941 and 1959
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