LX suspension swap vs full floor swap vs body-over

[Force Fed Mopar]

Has anyone swapped the suspension/crossmembers from a late model LX into a B-body? Seems like I saw pics of the front crossmember bolted into someone's car but I can't find it again. I know new shock towers would have to be fabbed to use the newer suspension (front and rear).

Trying to decide which route to go with my '68 Charger. Pretty much the whole floor needs replacing anyway, trunk included, so am debating following in CJD's footsteps and using the whole lower floor and frame rails from an LX.

Or would it maybe be easier to just put a replacement floorpan/trunk pan in and fab the front and rear suspension frames in?

Or just skin a LX and drop the old body over it? Wheelbase differences hard to overcome? If you do this, which way is it titled? Old body or new chassis?

I know there are lots of aftermarket solutions that bolt into the stock chassis, but whole '06-08 Charger parts cars are out there for around 1k. Lot more work but if you can do it yourself, way cheaper than an AlterKation or similar front end and a aftermarket 4-link rear. And you get IRS, and much better replacement parts availability.

Just kinda thinking out loud, so to speak. And get opinions on each option in one place.

 

[hemihotrodca]

I started doing a cross member swap and changed to a floor/swap. i do have pictures but this link is better. this is basically what i'm doing. this is not mine.

http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/threads/srt8-roadrunner-conversion-not-a-body-over.99675/

 

[Force Fed Mopar]

I started doing a cross member swap and changed to a floor/swap. i do have pictures but this link is better. this is basically what i'm doing. this is not mine.

http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/threads/srt8-roadrunner-conversion-not-a-body-over.99675/

Yeah I've read through that thread about 3 times now lol.

And honestly, I'm not really against just upgrading the stock torsion bar/leaf spring setup. Or even against the aftermarket front ends and rear 4-links. Just looking for all the ideas I can.

 

[Darius]

I think a real question for you on this is. How much fabrication capability do you have or how much are you willing to pay someone ( if you can find someone with experience) to do it for you? This swap requires MASSIVE re- engineering.

 

[Photon440]

Here are the wheelbase and basic dimension differences:
http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=414942
http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=220825

 

[Stevearino]

It is a bit long but if you want to see how I did the project I am just now finishing up after 4 years here is a link to a rather lengthy blog.http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,101925.0.html
I basically started with a 68 Charger shell and an 06 SRT-8 donor car. Here is a walk around of the nearly finished piece. .