I-Beam Question

ok i just bought a 94 mazda b2300 cabplus from a buddy. it was a previous cover truck and featured in the first domination dvd. well i want to redo the enitre truck. and in 94 mazdas had i-beams on them. i was wondering if i could get a newer mazda or ford frame and would everything still bolt up? and is there a difference in the motor mounts on the 4cylinder trucks and v6 trucks? i want to get a frame under it without the i-beams and what year did they switch over from the i beam front suspension?

the motors mounts don't interchange as far as i know.

ask james, bagged85 about the frames. he'll know if you can just slap a 98+ control arm frame on it

the 98+ control arm frames aint much better to work with, you still get all kinds of crazy camber and weird tire rod behavior.

I would suggest you clip the front with a toyota front clip. Couldnt be any harder than swapping an entire frame and you will at least get decent lift and steering.

Take a look in the Ford trucks forum to see some 98+ trucks laid out, they need to lift 6 inches to keep from ruining their tires.

thanks russ. i dont really know too much about this bodystyle mazda, the 94 up. im just trying to figure out what would be the best way to go about redoing the truck.

do an s-10 front clip, so you can put in a 350 or somethign of that nature.

toyota clip is the way to go