I have 49' 3600 with a purely stock front suspension right down to the lever action shocks which have given up the ghost. They've leaked out so I can't imagine they are very effective anymore. I'm day dreaming about making my truck friendlier to drive and my question is how you all feel modifications can affect a trucks resale value. My truck only get's summer weekend drives mostly to car shows. I have the usual bump steer issues for the technology back then. So I started thinking of different scenarios.
Simple:
1. Convert lever shocks to gas by adding the rail mounted towers for a later model truck and check the adjustment on the steering gearbox to help out.
On the extreme end:
2. Swap the front end for the mustang iis
3. S10 frame swap.
I don't wish to change out the 235 and it's stock 4 speed. It runs just fine and strong. All of the swap out scenarios I read up always refer back to the truck having an SBC or the likes of. And of course options 2 and 3 domino into other areas, steering box, column, change outs or modifications. Power steering? etc.
Some people will say the trucks more valuable closer to stock when it comes to re-sale because the new owner has a blank slate to do what they want. Others might value it higher if someone else has already done the heavy lifting to upgrade it.
What's everybody's thoughts and suggestions?
