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I have a 51 chev pu that I want to put a newer chev (74-87) front susp into. I have seen other material on this swap. Does anybody have any info on this?

I cosidered this swap once but not for long. It's a front steer unit.The steering box is ahead of the front wheels. It would be difficult to make it work in most situations.
Some people have used a Dodge aspen/ plymouth Volare front end with good results. They have torsion bars instead of springs. I have'nt had any experience with them myself.
I reccomend the Pontiac Fiero front end. It's easy to install and has rack and pinion steering and disc brakes.
I installed one in a 40 Ford pickup and posted some pictures in the "hot rod engineering" forum. If you look at the pictures you can see how easy it is to install.
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This is one site that deals with the swap.

http://50chevy.freeservers.com/Bolt_...pendent_2.html

I've seen others, but don't recall where they were. Like most IFS swaps for these trucks, this approach ends up a little too wide.