lifting a car

[swynx]

A buddy and I were talking about this last night. He thinks since I have access to the family junkyard we should do it. Seen El Camino. 4 door sedans. Camaro. Dont know who has seen all-pro off-road with the crazy Russians. They got one

We were thinking short wheel base. But what would be a good base? Is a cars unibody strong enough to support a lift?

Was also thinking like 33-34s on a d30. Car would weight almost nothing.

Ideas?

 

[adsm08]

A Grand Cherokee's unibody will take a lift, not sure why a car wouldn't.

The most common method I have seen is to take a car and drop it on a KC Blazer frame.

 

[Mac]

I've seen Pintos and others on the early Bronco chassis. Early ones had the 9" gears even in the 6 bangers. Not too sure about a car, Cherokee's unibody probably built a little stronger.
Dave

 

[straycat]

I've seen a lot of thos Monte Carlos lifted with those 22-24 inch rims. Never thought about how or WHY somebody would do that to a car. But I hope they get a gear put in it...lol
A buddy of mine years ago lifted one of his Ford Pintos and put metal blocks welded to the frame and drilled holes in the welded blocks to bolt the body to it. He added a well build 302 in it and he added an early bronco 4x4 running gear to it. It was neat looking...but that was back in the mids 70's when I remember him doing it. He drove it around a lot for a few years.

 

[swynx]

Thought about doing that but frames way quite a bit. I think a unibody would be fine with rock sliders and/or exo plus being short it shouldn't get all out of wack from flexing.

 

[swynx]

Any body know what mutant pony did? He's got a pinto. Seems the easiest way is dropping the cab on a shortened chassis.

 

[swynx]

Wondering how close a Suzuki samurai would be in wheel base to a small car like a 2 door Geo.

 

[70roadrunner]

I remember back in the 70's an el camino around my town with like 35's. my dad talked to him and he said it was on a jeep wagoner frame, and that it was basically a bolt on!

 

[JohnnyO]

I don't see a problem.

 

[swynx]

i don't see a problem.

wtf is that?

 

[Snoranger]

wtf is that?

It's a donk... Try to forget you ever saw it.

 

[Mac]

Here's a Pinto on a early Bronco chassis that's for sale, cheap I thought for what all it has.
Dave
http://broncograveyard.com/classifieds/r-16728-1972-ford-bronco.html

 

[simpler=better]

I don't see a problem.

Man, I love those cars. They're so over the top it's awesome. A different take on the pavement princess bro truck.

 

[Sweet-85']

I don't see a problem.

Only problem is GM G-Body cars are not unibody. They were GM's last body on-frame production car...

 

[swynx]

Why does every one do pinto and early bronco?