Quote Originally Posted by BigSwede View Post
Getting back to my original point, with the diff drop I am quite sure the crossmember will have to be substantially modified. By eyeball, it looks like the crossmember and diff pinion intersect almost exactly. I am actually thinking it might be best to bridge the crossmember over the driveshaft/diff pinion instead of under it, but a test fitting will be necessary to really judge that.
How bout cross cutting the Kilby plate where it intersects the cross member, welding mounting tabs to both sides of the cross member, L & R with a nut welded on top, drill holes in the cut Kilby plate that line up with the new mounting tabs, then bolt it up from the bottom...