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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Concord,NC
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converting 2wd to 4wd
What would it take to make the conversion on a '72 long bed 3/4 ton?Can '73 and up parts be used or is it only possible with the same generation trucks?
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huh ???
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Fredericksburg,Va.
Posts: 3,369
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I had thought about doing the same thing. I have a doner 71 blazer for parts but after looking at the two I decided it would be eaiser to find a 4x4 truck frame. One spot on the 2x frame behind the front wheel has a dimple that would have to be flattened out so you could bore the hole for the shackel mount. You would also have to change the engine and trans crossmembers to a 4x4 style. It looked like a real PITA to me...
Chuck
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada
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I was given the drivetrain parts from a 73 blazer and thought about converting my 2wd into a 4x4 but decided the same as 72CustomCamper, it was definately possible, but not an easy conversion. It's even harder if you don't have a leaf spring frame because they are different in the back, apparently straighter rather than flared out where the read diff and coils are.
Ron
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Bloo
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Barren County Kentucky
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steps to do this assuming rear leaf springs (i have no clue how to do it with rear coils):
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