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rears up front with stock steering?
« on: May 25, 2005, 07:20:46 PM »
to you have to get a ifs box to put rears up front?!!!!
I'd like to quit thinking of the present as some minor insignificant preamble to something else~~~~~

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Re: rears up front with stock steering?
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2005, 07:36:52 PM »
Yes, IFS box and hy-steer cross-over steering.

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Re: rears up front with stock steering?
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2005, 07:58:10 PM »
Thanks... my buddie thinks he can drill holes 2 inches back and b okay... he's crazy
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Re: rears up front with stock steering?
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2005, 08:07:11 PM »
Thanks... my buddie thinks he can drill holes 2 inches back and b okay... he's crazy
You can do that, and it will work, for a while.
The rears have too much flex and he will break his pitman arm.

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Re: rears up front with stock steering?
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2005, 07:22:04 PM »
so if he doesnt make the pack stiff enouph he might even brake the arm while driving on the street?
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Re: rears up front with stock steering?
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2005, 08:03:41 PM »
it wont break the pitman, it'll break the j-arm on the axle.  my rule of thumb is, if you need more flex than you can get with the torque rod on the truck, you need crossover

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Re: rears up front with stock steering?
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2005, 07:05:12 PM »
no matter what he needs crossover. but i just wanna make sure he don't break his truck ( since i put it together )   :qtip:   
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