crew cab short bed build

[84crewcab]

New to this forum...but I hav a 84 short bed 4x4 4spd n im getting ready to put a 3+3 quad cab on my shortbed frame jus seeing if neonea done it before or seen it done..i know wat has to be done..im jus seeing if neones got any suggestions or tips..
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[jaycrew1]

Yes, it's been done plenty before. Here are some pics of my project.
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[jaycrew1]

Here is another view of mine.
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[84crewcab]

My truck is a standard cab shortbed frame..and the 4dr cab is goin to go back to a little past the front of the wheel well..and I wuld hav to shorten my bed like 30 inches and id hav to do some fab work on the cab corners to clear the tire n make it look right.
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[wyattglock]

Welcome to the forum from Lafayette! There are a lot of trucks that have been setup as a crew cab short bed. However, I can't say I have ever seen a CCSB on a standarc cab short bed frame. That would be sweet for off roading, nice short wheelbase for tight turns.

[84crewcab]

Yea im gona have it done by the end of the week and I will post sum pics..ive got a vision and a drawing of what I want n it shuld be a pretty sweet rig..im always looking for parts too if anyone has any in indiana
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[cory d]

are you extending the frame to make it like the truck above? i have see crew cabs on burb frames on soem off road rigs. the back of the cab would need wheel wells to sit on a short frame

[82ccshorty]

Putting it on a std cab frame Is guna take a lot of work. Mine is a shorten long bed truck
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[84crewcab]

No im not extending the frame at all im just gona build a custom bed as of now bcuz I don't wanna cut on my bed..im building a truck that I'll be able to haul my kids in and work plus hit the trails in..
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[cory d]

here is a crew cab, cab on a burb frame which is a 129.5" wheel base. i believe a shortbed wheel base is 117.5" and longbed is 131.5"

i wonder why they didnt just use longbed frames for suburbans and make tehm 2" longer?

[mrhino]

another Indiana boy. Welcome. I was thinking about your plan. and it seams quite ambitiousness. I have a reg cab short bed and a Crew cab I just shortened. I wanted to see how much bed you would actually have or should I say have to cut off the bed to make it work. Judgeing by where the crew cab would sit on the shortbed frame you will have some frame work to contend with. I took some side by side photos to compare.

[JRANGER]

This should be an interesting build

[Palf70Step]

From seeing someone do one....you'll lose most of your rear seating area/feet space because of the kick up in the frame. He eventually lengthened the frame behind the cab so the bed would look right, but the rear cab area was only good for throwing luggage into...not seating by anyone out of a car seat.

He wishes he would have extended his frame under the front seat area so it would have worked out for the rear seat. Sorry he no longer has the truck (Thanks to Katrina) or I would show some pictures.

[84crewcab]

My seat worked out fine I put a 2 inch body lift on n fabd up sum wheel wells into my cab corners nbi had to shorten my bed 30 inches..im gpna post sum pics this evening..i got this project done in less than 3 days...
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[Palf70Step]

Originally Posted by 84crewcab

My seat worked out fine I put a 2 inch body lift on n fabd up sum wheel wells into my cab corners nbi had to shorten my bed 30 inches..im gpna post sum pics this evening..i got this project done in less than 3 days...
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I would not have thought of that. Good idea. Glad it worked out that way. Can't wait to see more pictures

[JRANGER]

O cant wait to see the pics

[wyattglock]

Thats a good idea about the body lift so you can retain the full back seat. If you didn't do the lift, I suppose you could have found a K5 Blazer back seat. That should have cleared the wheel wells. Either way, can't wait to see the pictures of it!

[84crewcab]

How do I post pics from my phone?..i can get it to upload them..im trying to post pics of my whole build
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[JRANGER]

Im not sure about that one...You could always upload it using a photo sharing app and show us the link to it