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**rgunlock** · 08-10-2011, 02:01 PM

When I looked into mounting my 59 on a 92 2500 4wd frame, I had these challenges. The 2500 was ext. cab longbed so I'd have to cut several feet out of the frame. There was about 8.5 inch kickup behind cab so I'd have to do body lift and/or lose a lot of bed depth. Frame was wider so my stepside bed would not fit over it. Front wheel track is wider than the rear so front tires (on stock 92 wheels) would stick out while rear would fit reasonably well. To get front fender opening centered over front tire, I had to move cab back to where there was over 2 inches between firewall and valve covers and looked very tight for radiator and fan. Would also have to fabricate new cab and core support mounts.

I decided to go back to plan "a" and use my extended 76 4wd Blazer chassis. Still had to fab mounts for everything, but the 59 fits on it MUCH better.

08-10-2011, 02:01 PM	#9
rgunlock Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tomball, Texas Posts: 1,592	Re: '55 Body onto a 1999+ 4x4 Frame When I looked into mounting my 59 on a 92 2500 4wd frame, I had these challenges. The 2500 was ext. cab longbed so I'd have to cut several feet out of the frame. There was about 8.5 inch kickup behind cab so I'd have to do body lift and/or lose a lot of bed depth. Frame was wider so my stepside bed would not fit over it. Front wheel track is wider than the rear so front tires (on stock 92 wheels) would stick out while rear would fit reasonably well. To get front fender opening centered over front tire, I had to move cab back to where there was over 2 inches between firewall and valve covers and looked very tight for radiator and fan. Would also have to fabricate new cab and core support mounts. I decided to go back to plan "a" and use my extended 76 4wd Blazer chassis. Still had to fab mounts for everything, but the 59 fits on it MUCH better.