Thread: Can anyone tell me what this front susp. is out of...?

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Mounting a stock crossmember has become less popular as time has passed and original donors have diminished, so "technically" it's not so popular anymore. However it's still viable if some things are done well. First of all the setup you've got there is missing an important component, the strut rod. That piece is an additional "leg" on the lower control arm that trangulates that piece, without it the lower control arm tends to "flop" about. Second, other than the questionable appearance that looks like it's held in by a bolt or two on each side, it appears it may not be mounted at the proper angle to take advantage of the factory anti-dive engineered in. Once set up properly welding would be more reliable given the minimal support the stock crossmember has in the mounting area. The last thing would be strength of the front rail sections, though the frame you have has a second structure within the rail, it's customary to box the front for additional strength.
When I mentioned missing pieces above I obviously skipped the caliper, shocks, and steering rack btw.

If you look through this stuff you'll see what all the parts involved are; http://www.speedwaymotors.com/m/273_...uspension.html