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I'm in the middle of swapping a '79 1/2 ton suspension into my '50 3600 right now. I looked at all the options and like most us us who do not have unlimited funds, cost was definately a factor. I was originally going to use a stock mustang II unit but since I can't weld, all the shops wanted to charge me a fortune to put it in so I sold it. I also looked at the Pacer. Finding one is not the easiest thing in the world. bama111 did have one for sale on this site but he sold it. I finally tracked one down but the cost to rebuild it was more than I wanted to pay, not to mention the possibility of finding parts in the future. So I decided to use the '79. The cost.....FREE.(I traded a wrecked van for it) My only expense so far has been $40 to have the crossmember narrowed, $200 for new calipers, hoses, bearings, ect. I'm having the rotors redrilled for the smaller 4 3/4 pattern. (I already had a set of torq thrust II's and a camaro rear end) If all goes well I should be up and running shortly. I'll keep you posted.