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Originally Posted by Crank
Hah. That gives me ideas. I just picked up a 79 Crewcab yesterday from the engine builder in my town. It's a 3/4 ton, I think I'll leave it that way, with the 14 bolt and big lug wheels, They make some decent looking 8 luggers nowadays. But I'd like more info on the shortbed conversion if he has any. I'd like to shortbed my truck I think. But that truck is probably one of the sickest I've seen. Do they make drop spindles and trash for 3/4 tons?
Brandon
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Not sure about the lowering stuff, but as far as making it a shortbed:
Get your new bed. Toss it up on there (after you remove the longbed of course
) Whack about 4.75-5" off the end. Measure about 15 times and whack 14" out of the middle. Get a shortbed 16 gal gas tank, Shortbed brake line from under the cab to the axle, shortbed parking brake cables and have your driveshaft shortened.
Congrats you now have a shortbed. Its not as much work as it sounds. Park brake cables are $10/each new from LMC. I got a junkyard tank, brake line and bed for $450, $78 to have my DS shortened and balanced with new u-joints. $60 for a friend to come over with his welding rig and help me chop and weld it back. All in all about 2 days hard work.
