A: The solid front axles used in Suburbans and Jimmys (not a lot of them got it) Chev axles are SOA (spring on axle) whereas the FSJ axle is SUA. (and almost 7" lower. I use a '76ish Chev D44 front in '74 to '79 FSJs and '77ish Ford solid axle in '80 up FSJs for a 7" "instant" lift. Then add high steer arms to the knuckles after machining them and stock steering bolts up) From: farna@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: Re:Gary's two wheel drive Grand; WAS/ 727 to 518 swap... To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx Message-ID: <ADVANCES62JA3H4nwlR00004278@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> I was talking about a Chevy 2WD pickup front axle setup, not the 4x4 IFS. Would that raise it? On July 19, 2005 Jim B wrote: > Lowered a couple inches would be okay, but the Chev axle mentioned would > cause a 7" rise. As for car-like ride, it just became a stationwagon! >