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620 front end swap?


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I know this question has been asked a million times but i can't really find what I'm wanting to do. I have a 76 620 that I'm want to basically make a street/drag truck and put a boosted and built ls2 in it. The only thing that i haven't figured out yet is what i need to do with the front end to be able to support the power i want to put in the truck.

 

I mostly see every one swap out front ends from another car or something along those lines into the trucks, i really don't want to source out the parts to do that since the junk yards here in south tx suck. So what should i do? Take it to a shop and just get them to build a front end for me with disk brakes and coil overs and all that? How is the chevy luv front end compared to the 620? Is that a swap i should consider? Im thinking about calling some shops and asking there opinion and getting some quotes.

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Easiest and most effective is hardbody brakes, do a little searching on 620 disc brakes. There are a couple different methods, you would have to decide which method is for you. 

 

 

There is no need what so ever to swap out the entire front end.

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The stock front end is rugged enough to support a drag truck. All it needs to do is steer anyway. My concern is brakes. Drum front end is barely ok, with too much maintenance to keep it tip top. Not good enough for repeated 10 second runs. A dic brake swap is in order here.

 

Front coils would only be good for replacing the torsion bars to make room for a V8's headers.

 

 

Ive just never really messed with the suspension that much other then lifts and lowering kits. What about the a-arms should those be swapped out in favor of some better heavier duty ones?

 

 

It's a truck. They don't get more heavy duty.

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Ok guys thanks, i saw the coilover brackets that beebani makes already. As far as the disc brakes i looked at the brackets and kits from a couple different places, would it be possible to run there brackets and use some 5x 4 3/4 corvette style discs

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