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Those chassis are fine if your building a showpiece and have deep pockets .
But if your building a driver , use the orig chassis and just upgrade the suspension if you feel the need to do so .
There are a bunch of IFS options out here. One that intrigues me is the Dakota you can search old posts and find it. I was going with Volare then crown vic and I just stayed with the stock except for the springs that lower a couple inches and center the wheel in the wheel well. Oh I put power steering on it now all I have to do is put the sway bar on . The best way if you have a chance is to ride in some with different front ends. There are a lot of people on this site that a lot of knowledge on this.
The custom chassis are very nice and yes carry a heavy price tag with them. Keeping the stock chassis and doing upgrades is certainly a possibility too. All depends on what your goals for YOUR truck are and what YOUR capabilites are.
The Mustang II front suspension is a very popular one. But also starting to be a bit dated. You can get weld in kits that give you all brand new components based on the MII.
There are also options for grafting in a complete donor car front clip. But then you are restricted to those parts and their availability and what aftermarket manufactures are making for those cars. This option is a big one that would require some skills and abilities on your part. I'm not a fan of this option as I've yet to see one that looks good. And I'm HUGE on overall looks and aesthetics. (Sorry to all those that have followed this path.)
The Corvette C4 front end is also an option. Same thing as the MII but uses the C4 components. Advantage to this is that you are then using up 1996 suspension technology instead of mid 70's and tons of places make upgraded components. Breaks, calipers, coil overs, sway bars, etc. Again this option is one that requires some skills on your part.
Then you have to consider what you are putting in the truck for HP. If you're putting in a powerplant with 500HP that stock frame will more belong at a Bavarian beer fest than under your truck. That kind of HP will require that custom frame or boxing the stock frame.
Then start to consider what your rear setup will be. All kinds of options back there too. Straight axle, independent suspension. Full 4 link, graft in another vehicles rear clip etc.
What ever you choose there are tons of people here that have most likely done it and are more than happy to help with advice. If your looking for pictures then just ask what your looking for and I'm sure we'll all step up and give ya a look into our shops and driveways to show off what we have done.
Both manufacturers build quality chassis', that said, quality comes at a price. TCI, Fatman, and others also build frames/suspensions for these trucks...most use some variant of the Mustang II geometry. But like the old saying goes, when you don't have a destination any road will get you there.
I'm going with a 460 hoping 600 hp not going to be dragging it just want big power because, would I be crazy to use my existing frame with upgraded front and rear susp?
The red 56 in my avatar has a 460/C6 combo with stock frame and straight axle front suspension. Adding a crossmember for the IFS along with some boxing plates will stiffen the frame considerably.
No not at all Lawrence. You'll certainly want to box the entire frame and add new stronger cross braces. On my frame I removed all of the OEM cross members expect for the front radiator mount and the rear most one. And then built new ones. Here's a pic of my frame in paint. In the other pic you can see the two cross members that I made waiting for color. I made the trans mount and the one other cross member removable. I'm only doing a mild build of a 302. But wanted to make sure that if down the road I wanted to do big HP that I could.
Wow that looks like the way I may go, I love the thought of crafting it myself pride you get from that build must be awesome . I'm not a body/paint guy but I can glue steel together . Thanks fir pictures
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