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wheelbases on 73-87 (short and long)
anyone know the exact wheelbase on a 73-87 shortbed and a long bed? PLEASE let me know!! thanks rob
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117.5 = Swb
131.5 = Lwb
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what about with crew cabs?
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crew cabs were offered in 164.5 inch wheelbases.
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thanks
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Just in case someone wants to know the others....
Blazers = 106.5 Suburbans = 129.5
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wonder why they didn't just round it off to the next whole inch? All these half inches is driving me nuts.
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so then it would be safe to say that when i convert my crew cab to a short bed i will be cutting off 14" and end up with a wheel base of 150.5" right. is my logic right or am i retarded?
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I think so, but I don't think the 14" is all cut in one spot. Some behind the cab, some at the end of the framerails (I think).
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well if the wheelbase is a difference of 14" then i will have to shorten the frame behind the cab that much to make the wheelbase that of the short bed...150.5" right? i think that i am also goning to have to cut some off the rear as well. but isnt the short and long beds the same from the wheelwells back? thanx for the info.
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14" out of the middle, and 4.75" off the end will get you to a short bed. I did mine by actually putting the bed on the truck, cutting the rear off so it fit right there then measuring and marking the cut in the middle.
Paul
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No problem, its really not that hard. Just remember you will have to get new parking brake cables, a new rear brake line and a shorter driveshaft. I got my brake line from the junk yard, but you could cut and reflare yours if you wanted. I dont know where you will get cables though, I ordered some shortbed ones, but I dont think the offered the CC in a shortbed so you might have to cut your cables and put a new end on them.
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www.inlinetube.com can get you brake cables to length.
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