Thanks everyone!
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Originally Posted by WSSix
Welcome Requ! Sounds like a fun and different build. I would suggest not using a 4th gen fbody rear though. I think you'll find it's cheaper and easier to go with a 10 bolt from a second gen. It's stronger and made to work with leaf springs already. I'm not sure about rearend width needed for the Skylark(X-body?). If you have to narrow either of the 10 bolts, it would be better to go with a 9 inch due to how easy/cheap it is to narrow those housings. Others may have even better ideas than me though so be sure to ask. Good luck with the build and school!
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I considered this, but as of now, I'm planning to get rid of the leaf springs entirely... my plan as of now (again, it will be a slow project)
I'm planning to use the f body rear, and utilize the entire rear suspension, axle, trailing arms, torque arm, sway bar, coils and shocks... recreating as close as posible the geometry of a 4th Gen f body... the only change will be mounting the torque arm to a separate cross member on the sub frame connectors, instead of to the tail housing.
I know that the torque arm set up isn't the best rear suspension there is, but it is way better than the leafs... plus, by recreating the geometry and mounting of the f body, upgraded shocks, swaybars, springs (with modified spring rates) will all be a matter of choosing from the countless 4th Gen f body options.
I'm planning to do the same with the front subframe. Although that seems a bit more difficult, but still not impossible.
The key for me is not getting in a hurry, and doing the labor myself...
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