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| | | | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 47 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 47 | any experience or opinions on using a corvette front and/or rear suspension on a 1950 pickup? I've been noticing the Flat Out Engineering ads. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 234 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2000 Posts: 234 | What's the application? If it's slow-n-low, there are better ways to go. If it's fast-n-furious, you're right to be so curious.
(Apologies for the rhyme, happens all the time.)
The IRS is a nice high performance setup, will give you better cornering but keep in mind the car it was designed for weighs about half of your Advance Design truck. Unless you're planning on racing, and have already made massive weight reductions, look into just lowering it or replacing with a higher geared straight axle.
-Boyo
'48 Willys CJ-2A / '55.1 Chevy 3600 / '66 Austin-Healey 3000 / '04 Volvo wagon (parenthood!?)
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 662 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 662 | "but keep in mind the car it was designed for weighs about half of your Advance Design truck."
99 Vette curb weight ~3175lb
50 1/2 ton curb weight ~3250lb
Half? | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 234 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2000 Posts: 234 | Hmm, guess not. So much for my ballpark figures!
-Boyo
'48 Willys CJ-2A / '55.1 Chevy 3600 / '66 Austin-Healey 3000 / '04 Volvo wagon (parenthood!?)
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 24 Member | | Member Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 24 | check out progressive automotive. www.progressiveautomotive.com they have a front crossmember kit that accepts a front corvette suspension and can help you with the rear suspension. | | |
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