Did the IFS bolt into your truck just as easy as it unbolted from the donor truck? Did it lower or raise the truck any? did it push the wheels out any farther than stock?
No. But that answer isn't enough of the story...
I'm not finished with the conversion. Today the IFS is on a table a few feet from the front of the frame. I've not unbolted it yet, I cut the frame just rear of the shocks. I did it this way to preserve the mounting points for use in detemining where I need to locate pieces on the new (older) frame.
I expect it will slightly raise the frame. But that has as much to do with how I'm managing the mounting as anything else. Also I'm working on a 1-ton and the profile of the frame rails may be a little different than a 3/4-ton. I'm working to a concept I understand pretty well, and standing tall is part of that concept. Not lifted, just standing tall. If lowering is your goal this is the wrong approach. You may be able to maintain stock height this way and for those wishing IFS at stock height this is a good approach.
And while I've yet to put wheels on it, yes the wheel mounting surfaces will be a bit further out than stock. Offset wheels and narrowed crossmember are two ways others have dealt with this. I'm considering widening the fenders. My concept is more concerned about road handling and towing capacity than anything else, and wider is better for my purposes.
So not the answers you were looking for, but I hope helpful as you continue to look ahead.
I've posted quite a bit about this project and the research I've done. I guess I could maintain a record of those threads, but I have not. You might search for my name and IFS and you'll find more about that research including pictures of a couple of completed projects I've seen.
