Sectioned crossmeber on a c10?

wen u sectioned the crossmember will the oil pan drag? and do you lay body? or dos it just keep u from driging the arms??

Originally posted by mitchellf81



then why did he post it on another forum twice

Quote: Porterbuilt

This truck will be running shockwaves, and the mounts are not finished yet. It is narrowed up a bit... four inches over all.

As for the dropmember being narrowed, it's not quite four inches

This is what I pulled from a forum.

That's correct on the sway bar. The trac width is narrowed up one inch per side on the Dropmember, so the sway bar will need to do the same. The sway bar needs to be the end-link style as well. The last one I had done, I called Addsco and had them bend me the bar one inch extra per side. I am assuming most other manufacturers will do the same? It shouldn't be an issue having one bent if you already have purchased it... just don't heat it up to bend it!__________________www.porterbuiltstreetrods.comChassis and Suspension SpecialistsInnovators of the DropmemberAuthorized Dealer for KP ComponentsAuthorized Dealer for Air Ride Technologies

Link ( http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=250801&page=2 )

Doing the sectioned crossmember will not make your oil pan drag, it will bring down the front end enough to lay frame, the rockers will still be about 3/4" off the ground, unless you body drop or get creative with body mounts.

Originally posted by tachometer



I agree with david, but im wondering if i just flip the tie rod ends at the spindle if it will clear up the bumpsteer issue???

Yes. My friend did his this way, and it has no issues whatsoever. It has less bump steer than when it was sprung.

Originally posted by mitchellf81



then why did he post it on another forum twice

Quote: Porterbuilt

This truck will be running shockwaves, and the mounts are not finished yet. It is narrowed up a bit... four inches over all.

As for the dropmember being narrowed, it's not quite four inches

I think this was for special application. I will try and send a link to Nathan to see if he can clear this up. I do know that the dropmember on our 72 did not narrow the track width 4 inches. There is pics in my proflie.

The Dropmember narrows the trac-width just over ONE INCH per side, moves the wheel centerline forward... centering them in the wheel wells when dumped, makes the frame-rails the lowest point on the truck (not the lower control arms), and converts the steering from box and linkage to a rack and pinion for better steering performance.

I will be more than happy to answer any questions.

will the porterbilt work on my suburban? The dude that built it used upper arms from a newer body style 4x4, and moved them down on the frame, that's why the extreme camber.

clothespins?

Add me to the clothespins question.

He was getting vapor lock I'm guessing. It's an old trick to try to pull heat out of the fuel line.

sorry, lol. i bought it in Salt Lake City, UT, kept vapor locking driving it back (surging, acting like out of gas), when i finally got it to a mechanic who fixed it with longer fuel line, tied up to get it out of the way of the motor, he said put clothespins every 3 inches or so along the fuel line, it acts like radiator fins to dissipate heat. Since i was 1200 miles from home, i was desperate to try anything. In retrospect, tying the fuel line out of the way probably did the trick, but i was'nt taking any chances. To check out the full hellish story, check out this thread:

http://www.streetsourcemag.com/forum/topic.aspx?topic_id=94012&Topic_title=WORST.++LUCK.++EVER.&forum_id=13&forum_title=MiniTruckin+General

sorry, i don't know how to make the links clicky.