Author Topic: 1979 Long Bed 3.4 Swap/Build  (Read 2839 times)

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I’ve seen this build before- still looks like he is running a body lift though. You can call me stubborn but it will be a cold day in hell before I put a body lift on my truck. I’m hoping that with the lift the axle will be further away and I can let the motor sit a little lower in the engine bay. It just needs to sit like 1” lower right? Since the old mounts have to be cut out I can put the new ones wherever I need to. The only thing to be careful/wary of is where the high-steer rods are in relation to the oil pan. I don’t have high steer yet, but from what I understand and from what I’m seeing online they are just a two rod system. Theoretically I should only have to worry about the rod that goes from the steering box to the passenger side knuckle and I should only worry about it when the passenger tire is tucked.

Does that sound right or am I smoking crack?   ???
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