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Re: wheel base questions.
With the stock frame and stock axle 116 centers both wheels in the wheelwells.
The main thing when doing a swap like that isn't worrying about the exact wheelbase but getting the wheels in the right spot in the wheel well. That said, if you center the front wheel right for an independent front end so the tires look centered right you may well need the 117 to center the rear wheels in the opening. Not having the rear wheels perfectly centered on a truck is one of those things that turns me off on a truck. Guys will put mega bucks and a work and cut a corner there rather than attempt to get it right on the money like it appears that you are doing.
Those of us running leaf springs will usually redrill the holes in the spring pads on the axle to relocate the axle on the spring to where we want it.
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48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six.
71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant.
77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.
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