80E crossmember
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80E crossmember
Anybody have any specs on the difference between the 60E, and 80E crossmembers. I can get ahold of a stock crossmember, and would like to modify it to fit an 80E "just in case"
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Originally Posted by Quik
a 00 crossmember is different then a newer one. you cant just cut our crossmembers and flip.
Sorry, didn't realize that the newer ones were different.
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As long as you aren't changing between 2wd and 4wd, it's just a matter of welding a plate and some gussets. I don't know the dimensions exactly, but Parish may still remember them for 4WD (as I recall he was the first to do this). I think he welded a 3 inch plate on and gusseted it.
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I'll try to remember to post pics of mine. I just finished mine this weekend. I cut the entire center hump section, moved it back about 6 1/2 inches as stated above and got some 4" X 10" X 1/4" plate and welded everything back together. Everything is plently strong and I still have access to drop the tranny pan if I ever need too. Kind of hard to explain without pictures. I'll try to remember about the pics. tonight.
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Sorry for the delay. I snapped a few pics tonight. Not the best pictures but you can kind of get the idea. Let me know if you want more details. Comparred to the $300 cost for a new one, I think I did pretty good being that I'm only in mine for $10 (the cost of the 4" X 10" X 1/4" plates).
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