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leveling the frame for front clip swap?

Posted By: 65rbdodge

leveling the frame for front clip swap? - 09/08/10 04:48 PM

so i got the car leveled front to back/side to side, measured about 300 times and cut the front clip off of my 47 desoto. i have an 88 dakota front clip to go on. i have about the front half of the dakota frame(much longer than i need) what can i use to set the level on to level it front to back?

Posted By: moposcar

Re: leveling the frame for front clip swap? - 09/09/10 02:32 AM

Don't know if this will help, but the fat man fab front stub I used had me measure from the floor to the top of the core support mount before I cut the frame, then when I put their front clip into my frame rails, I just had to jack the front up where their core support was the same height or a little lower than the original core support mount height. Easier to shim the core support up than try to get it to go down.
Posted By: poorboy

Re: leveling the frame for front clip swap? - 09/09/10 12:57 PM

Seems to me the Dakota frames were level at the bottom of the side rails, but I have a factory service manual in the shop that has frame alignment specs, let me check that today, and I will let you know tonight.

I believe someone posted a copy of the Dakota frame specs on this forum at one time, might still be here someplace. Gene
Posted By: RodStRace

Re: leveling the frame for front clip swap? - 09/09/10 02:36 PM

The frame info fell off the edge

http://s293.photobucket.com/albums/mm49/rodstrace/OLD%20CHRY/
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