runnamukk
Newbie
Hey all. Can't find a good forum for this one, apologize for mis-posting admins.
Took the bed off my '89 stepside 2wd to replace the gas tank and rear end. I have a 3.08 now, and just picked up a 3.42 posi. Found some nasty rust. I have a donor frame that the 'new' rear end came bolted to. Question: should I replace the rotten crossmembers, try to fix them in place, or completely replace the rear half of the frame? Mind you the rails are not that bad, but the crossmembers are.
The pictures are the rear crossmember (awful), mid crossmember (bad), rear spring (holy crap), and donor frame.
Took the bed off my '89 stepside 2wd to replace the gas tank and rear end. I have a 3.08 now, and just picked up a 3.42 posi. Found some nasty rust. I have a donor frame that the 'new' rear end came bolted to. Question: should I replace the rotten crossmembers, try to fix them in place, or completely replace the rear half of the frame? Mind you the rails are not that bad, but the crossmembers are.
The pictures are the rear crossmember (awful), mid crossmember (bad), rear spring (holy crap), and donor frame.