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View Poll Results: What would you be willing to do to install a full-frame chassis?
I'll do anything. Cut parts of the firewall, floors and trunk completely out and fab new pieces. 22 70.97%
I'll fab a trunk or a a portion of the firewall, but I won't cut the floor out. 2 6.45%
I don't mind fabbing a new floor, but I wont touch the trunk or firewall. 1 3.23%
I would only cut the floor if I had a pre-made floor pan to weld back in. 6 19.35%
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Old 11-10-2005, 03:25 PM
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Prodigy,
I think there must be some miscommunication.

The ONLY way to install this chassis is to channel the body over the frame. The outriggers of the floor support are made to be the same width as the vehicle's pinchweld-to-pinchweld width. The floor of the vehicle is removed, right up to the pinchwelds, and the body is dropped on and new floor pans are made. So, like you said, the body is dropped 4" without any changes to the front and rear rail height. The body is NOT simply sitting on top of the frame.

As far as ride height is concerned, each frame is custom made to the customer's desires. If he wants a 10" rocker-to-ground clearance, fine. If he wants 2", no problem. He can have 2" in the front, and 5" in the rear if he wants. However, suspension is always left unchanged to maintain correct geometry.
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