What's the difference?
 

What's the difference between a half ton and three-quarter ton pickup? Is it the frame? Are the bodies bigger or what?

Thanks

Re: What's the difference?
 

what year truck?:cool:

Re: What's the difference?
 

In general terms, you get a heavier rated suspension-stiffer springs etc. My 1951 3/4 has a long bed-I don't know if they all had that.

Re: What's the difference?
 

It's a 1949.

Re: What's the difference?
 

my:
59 3/4 ton has a - .25" thick frame, long bed (about 8"), 8 lug hubs, 4 speed tranny
55 1/2 ton has a - .125" thick frame, short bed (about 6'), 6 lug hubs, 3 speed tranny

Re: What's the difference?
 

chevy or GMC? I was told the frames on GMC trucks are better built

Re: What's the difference?
 

Frames are longer and also shaped different on the 3/4 ton. The 1/2 had a short bed with only two stake pockets, the 3/4 has a long bed with 3 stake pockets. The sheetmetal is the SAME from 1/2 to 3/4 minus the bedsides and running boards.

My 49 3/4 has 1ton suspension with a 3 on the tree, were most 3/4 have 4speeds on the floor.

Re: What's the difference?
 

My '54 started out life as a 3/4 ton long bed with over load leafs front/rear & 8 lug wheels! It's now a sb 1/2 ton with a TCI front end and a few less leafs out back.

Re: What's the difference?
 

both mine are chevy's