Cross member replacement

[Tincup]

Thanks for the input. I think after looking around the forums and google for a few weeks, Im going to put it outside the frame rails. It will solve a few other problems also. Had I mounted it inboard, one of the cross members would have to move or disappear. Also the shock mount would have been on its original cross member, and its not strong enough for the coil overs. By studying and watching other threads, Im learning. I still have some other things to figure out.

I still dont know about my coil overs. The IFS I bought came with coil overs, but they look cheap. The ends screw on and the adjustable collar doesnt fit the coil spring well, and I dont know, I just dont like them. I have to get coil overs for the 4-link in the back, so I might just buy all 4. My wife will probably kill me.

I also need to figure out if I need sway bars. There are none on it now, front or back, and no provisions.



And what about body mounts? Obviously Im not going to find a kit for this truck. I was thinking about buying some raw bar stock of something like polyurethane or hard rubber, and having them made. I have access to a mill and a lathe, but its limited. The 50 year old rubber was destroyed. Plus the bed was mounted with wooden blocks.

This is my chance to fix some of these nagging issues. I just want to make sure I dont have to go back and redo them.

I'm pretty sure I used a Energy Suspension kit for the urethane body mounts, the kit was for a later model Dodge, but works on the 67. I just made new wood mounts for the bed, the originals lasted 50 years...

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I'm pretty sure I used a Energy Suspension kit for the urethane body mounts, the kit was for a later model Dodge, but works on the 67. I just made new wood mounts for the bed, the originals lasted 50 years...

Okay, thank you. Ill look into it when Im there on the project. After disassembly and seeing the horrible things that were done, I am having to rethink some of the decisions I had already made.