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Old 11-04-2013, 08:20 PM   #1
Cumminpwr11
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What's the wheel base of a 67 crew cab long bed made out of suburbans?

For the people that made a crew cab out of a Suburban. What is the wheel base for a crew cab long bed truck. Did you use your suburban frame and lengthen it or did you buy a late 70's crew cab long bed truck frame?

I am just doing some research right now. I need a truck more than my suburban. So am just wondering about wheelbase and frames used.

thanks

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Old 11-04-2013, 09:12 PM   #2
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Re: What's the wheel base of a 67 crew cab long bed made out of suburbans?

Not sure but I have a suburban frame you can have
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Old 11-04-2013, 09:45 PM   #3
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Re: What's the wheel base of a 67 crew cab long bed made out of suburbans?

Suburban frames are different in the rear section from pickups, so you'll have to take the back half of a '67-72 pickup frame and mate it to front half of the '67-72 burban frame.

Now taking a '73 up frame will create it's own problems, radiator mounts, body mounts, bed mounts all different. Fuel tanks will not work with '67-72 cabs (especially because of the fuel tanks and the cab mounts and floor pans are way different).

I suggest you keep the frame all '67-72 and minimize the problems, you'll have enough things to think about in the creation of a crew cab in itself.

I've done a lot of research on doing the crew cab creation and have started it but had to put it on hold till I complete a few other projects.
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Old 11-04-2013, 10:52 PM   #4
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Re: What's the wheel base of a 67 crew cab long bed made out of suburbans?

Thanks for the info. I know its a lot of stuff to do. My suburban is sitting on a 90 dodge one ton frame so I really don't have an option of using the suburban frame. I do have a 2004 dodge 2500 with a new cummins that I thought about using, but Starting with a fresh frame would be nice.

lots to think about. I also 68burbanontherocks said he would build me a custom tube chassis. lol

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