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Re: [oletrucks] IFS brand recommendation

To: Whittaker Bill G Civ ASC/SMY <Bill.Whittaker@wpafb.af.mil>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] IFS brand recommendation
From: Grant Galbraith <trks@javanet.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 20:08:55 -0400
Well maybe, but I've seen a lot of cracked welds.

Grant
50 Chevy 3100
52 GMC 150

Whittaker Bill G Civ ASC/SMY wrote:

> 16 bolts is twice the number used by most of the Mustang II "bolt on" kits. 
>Also remember the Chevy system was designed from the outset to be bolted to 
>that specific frame.  The people selling Mustang II bolt on units have adapted 
>that design to a frame that it was never designed to fit in the first place 
>and then use less bolts to mount it. The geometry may be correct but the 
>strength is questionable.  Your original equipment suspension was extensively 
>tested to see if anything would come unglued over time but I doubt any of the 
>Mustang II "bolt on" manufacturers have any test data at all showing how 
>theirs won't come loose after 20 or 50 or 100K miles.  It's all guess work. 
>Unfortunately to a lot of people safety is a relative term. For my money the 
>only way to make sure an aftermarket Mustang II bolt on kit stays put is to 
>weld it on.
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BelAir Bob [mailto:rogerz@planetwide.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 2:39 PM
> To: Jack Halton; Whittaker Bill G Civ ASC/SMY; 'Don Simmons'; joe;
> oletrucks
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] IFS brand recommendation
>
> Guys,
>
> Not to throw gas on the fire , but our beloved Chevy/GMC used a bolt in IFS
> on all of the ' 73 to ' 87 1/2 thru 1 ton 2 wd pickups.  16 bolts is all
> that holds the entire crossmember in place.  This fact enabled me to convert
> my '82 GMC 3/4 ton to a 1/2 ton using a '86 Chevy C10 as a donor.
>
> Robert Rogers
> 57 Belair Sport Coupe restored to original
> 55 -2 3105
> 55 -2 6400
> 55 -5 3100 Wife's project
> 57 3100
> and a few others
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959

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