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What exactly do you mean by a g body? I'm new to this

I measured a rear end out of a 99 Silverado 4x4 it was about 69 1/2 " long the one out of 53 was about 62. But I measured the Silverado with the rotors still on it and my 53 just from axle flange to axle flange that still has to be to long right?

I will definetly look into that thank you

Yeah I pretty dead set on the 6 lug cause I have 6 lug rims for it. I would like to find a Chevy rear end to put under it just cause I like the idea of putting a modern Chevy parts on a old Chevy truck

I am building my first rat rod and I am currently trying to find a rear end for it. Has anybody put a modern (as in a late 90s early 2000s) Chevy 1/2 ton 6 lug rear end with disc brakes and put it under a 50s Chevy?

That might be what I have to do. Maybe eventually get the IFS. Would it ride pretty good on highway? I also want to lower the truck and I've heard that taking some of the leaf springs out would do it but nobody I know seems to know how many would do it or how far it would drop it any suggestions...

Well it has the I beam style straight axle and I have heard from people that it won't ride very well it this style axle. And if there is one thing I want to be good on my rat rod is the driveability of it.

Thanks I will look into the welder series option

Yeah I guess I'm just inexperienced with this. I looked up mustang two kits and they are very exspensive. I did find some prints from hotrodplans.com to make your own mustang ii kit. Anybody here done that? I'm trying to get this truck going for 3500 dollars so buying a new mustang kit doesn't...

1/2 ton truck. What my idea was to use the original front end of the frame but also have IFS. I see a lot of people just put new subframes under them. I'm just looking for ideas on how to on how to have have IFS without cutting the front of frame off

It is a tiIntiI Truck by the way

What I'm really curious about is using thethe original front end if the frame and still have Indenpendent suspension

I have a 53 Chevy I want to make it a rat rod. I really want to use the original frame cause its solid. How can I achieve independent suspension on my original frame? Any help or tips would be much appreciated.