Quigley GM question

[stosh]

Does anyone know why Quigley stopped offering a solid front axle as an option on their GM 4wd conversion? It seems that most people prefer a solid front axle rather than IFS on a 4wd. Stosh

 

[dsw4x4]

My guess would be parts availability they like to reuse whatever oem parts they can in chevys case you can by the van in awd the only thing quigley has to do is swap a few componets and they then have 4wd. The ford vans could drive and ride a lot better than they do with a few simple upgrades that quigley will not do because it would involve buying new parts instead of reusing the parts that came with the two wheel drive van. They are in business to make money not to make the best possibly fwd system in the world. They have been around for a long time because they do make a quality product and they make money at it. My second guess would be they can only convert things the way chevy or ford allows them to convert because these are oem conversions they have to stick to the chevy and ford engineers suggestions.
Derek

 

[matt s]

Everything said above and the fact that GM has pretty much abandoned the live axle up front.

 

[cwsqbm]

Yep, you'd have to stick a Ford (or Dodge although both are just Danas) axle under that Chevy, and that'd never be acceptable for someone like Quigley, with their OEM connections.

Thankfully, there are other aftermarket companys that will build exactly what you want.

 

[ujoint]

One issue with the GM vans is the style of the frame. The coil buckets are intergrated, unlike the Ford's. This makes it hard to get an axle under there, which is why Quigley used a spring under front suspension.

And just to clarify, the Dodge trucks use AAM axles, not Dana.