Long Horn
 

Hey Guys and Gals,
I've done a bit of searching and still can't find what I am looking for.

What's a Long Horn and how does it vary from a standard pick up?

I am trying to ID the pick up I bought, which has a weird coil set up in the rear.

Longhorn is 133 inch wheelbase compared to a regular LWB truck which is 127 inch wheelbase. The Longhorns have the extra 6 inches added to the front of the bed...you can see the seam. These trucks were all 3/4 and 1 ton so none of them had coil spring rearends. They were built to carry the long truck mounted campers that were so popular at the time. Type Longhorn into the Google search engine and you might come up with an old board member's website that was dedicated to these. I am sure some Longhorn owners will correct any mis-statments I have made here.

Thanks for the info.

I have a C20 that has coil rear springs. Is that unusual?

Longhorn
 

LONGHORN.... :metal: :metal:

i think this is longhornmans web site http://www.longhorntrucks.freeservers.com/

grendel, I am all wrong about the coil spring rears because I recall someone mentioning the trailing arms for the 3/4 tons have an extra plate welded to them for reinforcement. The leafs were probably an option on the 3/4. Longhorn Man, on this site, is the real expert.

CS-CE21034 Models (133-inch WB) 8.5-ft beds, i.e., Longhorns, were not available with Leaf Springs, per the Truck Data Book that dealers used. They had 2000-lb rate rear coils. There were also the 500-lb cap'y auxillary springs that could be ordered.

My SWB Fleetside was ordered new with the 2000-lb cap'y rear coils. I can testify that it rode like a rock, when the bed was empty. But, it was ordered to tow a trailer, which it did, and does, very well....but with "normal" cap'y springs now.

No Longhorns ever had coils, no 133 inch wheel base truck (in 67 - 72) ever had coils either.
Check out my site in my signiture for Chevy Longhorn and GMC Custom Camper info.

My Longhorn has leafs, and the rear shocks have additional springs around the outer perimeter of the shock... :bowtie: :bowtie:

wow its the elusive longhorn man:D

The Longhorn Authority has spoken...long live the Longhorn Man!