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Hello, this is my first post instead of an intro post but I wanted to populate my intro post with pictures of the truck I already have and don't have that figured out yet. I joined this group to find people specializing in my favorite pickup chassis including to speculate on or consider some wilder or more interesting ideas at times.
I'm aware most offroaders are going the solid axle swap route because they want greater off road durability and toughness - but for this topic I need something that will be 85% of the time on the road. But I was trying to think about cool things I might be able to do.
Does anyone have any knowledge or ideas about how feasible it would be to swap the independant rear suspension setup from a Ford Expedition over to something like a 3/4 ton Suburban? IRS is great for ride and handling and road manners, i'm sure i'll have to ask experts on the ford board obviously for what comes from the donor side, i'm just wondering what problems I might face on the chevy recipient side if anyone has any insight. My assumption is both being ladder frames and such the differences shouldn't be too radical. However since i'm not an expert in fabrication (rather I will be learning about it as I pursue this slow, long project) i'm hoping to pick a few brains here first. Any comments?
I'm aware most offroaders are going the solid axle swap route because they want greater off road durability and toughness - but for this topic I need something that will be 85% of the time on the road. But I was trying to think about cool things I might be able to do.
Does anyone have any knowledge or ideas about how feasible it would be to swap the independant rear suspension setup from a Ford Expedition over to something like a 3/4 ton Suburban? IRS is great for ride and handling and road manners, i'm sure i'll have to ask experts on the ford board obviously for what comes from the donor side, i'm just wondering what problems I might face on the chevy recipient side if anyone has any insight. My assumption is both being ladder frames and such the differences shouldn't be too radical. However since i'm not an expert in fabrication (rather I will be learning about it as I pursue this slow, long project) i'm hoping to pick a few brains here first. Any comments?