Do it Ben!
First take a measurement of the crossmember angle front to back "anti dive"
with the jag at normal ride height. You'll have to duplicate this angle
when it's installed in the truck.
Just like with the torsion bar install on the AD's you probably have to make
the bottom of the frame level and make up some tubing that will take up the
kick up in the original frame so it's level for the the Jag suspension to
bolt on.
Measure and mark the frame for the axle centerline and mark the centerline
of the Jag suspension. Line the two centerlines up, make sure you have the
crossmember at the desired angle and bolt it in.
Order up a Borgeson u-joint to connect the rack and pinion to the newer
column, route some new brake line to a disc/drum mastercylinder and take the
truck to get an alignment.
Joe
The Resto Rod Shop
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Bennett <greyhawk200@att.net>
To: oletrucks oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, October 08, 2001 3:47 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] idea ....
>I've been hav'n thoughts about putting a Jag front end under my 55
>2nd. The Jag FE has R&P steering , disk brakes, 5 on 5 bolt
>pattern and it's about the right width. It's held on the jag by 4
>rubber mounts, 2 in front and 2 in back. The jag frame is about 7"
>from the ground. My truck frame is about 17". I was thinking
>(dangerous) Why not just make a couple of 4X4 (steel tube) beams
>to replace the springs in the truck and put the jag mounts on the
>beams? SoundS too easy. Where am I going wrong?
>--
>Ben Bennett
>Inside every old person is a young person wondering what the hell
>happened.
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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