10-04-2008, 12:10 PM | #26 |
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You CANNOT use a LWB frame for a Crew Cab SWB conversion. You MUST use a Crew Cab frame and shorten it or graft a LWB 1/2T from on. If you use a Regular cab frame you would be missing the whole frame section under the cab that makes a crew cab frame a crew cab frame. It would be more trouble than it is worth to add 4 feet to a LWB frame to mount the new cab that it would be to remove 15" from a Crew cab frame or graft a Regular LWB frame on.
I only answered when the diesel started, gas engines were available during whole run. Computers started in 1987 with the TBI, the ESC started in 1981. You will need to shorten the brake lines, driveshaft at a mininum. You are changing anything in the rear suspension except bolting it on. All Crew Cabs are 246.4" long end to end (bumper to back of bed) and have a 164.5" wheelbase. As stated several times over, 90% of all your questions can be answered by OJOE's (mike nutt's) thread conversion.
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10-04-2008, 06:56 PM | #28 |
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you must be a suscribing member to offer for sale items on this site.. please click the sticky at the top of the forum and get info on suscribing,, its well worth the money... a copy of your post was forwarded to the site staff
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10-05-2008, 09:30 AM | #29 |
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I might go and take a look at it next week if I finally get paid on a few jobs, hopefully its still around.
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10-06-2008, 10:31 PM | #30 |
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hey guys, ive been lookin long and hard for a crew cab, but have had little sucess. does anyone have any pics for a crew cab longbed? maybe lowered/bagged? tryin to get a pic in my head to go off of.
thanks jrsmith
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10-06-2008, 11:21 PM | #31 |
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You're kidding right?
Did you look at the link Mike Nutt posted?
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10-06-2008, 11:24 PM | #32 |
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yea i did, im lookin for pics of a longbed crew cab lowered/bagged
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10-07-2008, 07:04 AM | #33 |
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here ya go looks like a static drop. i like the long bed but could use some bigger wheels
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10-07-2008, 12:53 PM | #34 |
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At the very least bigger tires. Those rubber bands just leave WAY too much space around the wheels.
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10-07-2008, 06:00 PM | #35 | |
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Yeah thats what I meant but it didnt come out right...
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10-07-2008, 07:11 PM | #36 |
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Jon,
I knew what you meant. The follow up question indicated it wasn't understood, so I thought I would clarify.
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10-07-2008, 09:04 PM | #37 |
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can anyone photochop that pic to lay on the ground?
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10-07-2008, 09:17 PM | #38 |
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you should copy and paste the truck to a seperate thread in the photoshop section of this forum
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10-07-2008, 09:43 PM | #39 |
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good idea i would like to see that, and ask the photo shop guy to swap those wheels. im diggin these 17" tt with chubby ass tires same drop.
heres a bagged cc for somone with a big family and the link: http://www.streetsourcemag.com/Profi...rofileid=39994 |
10-07-2008, 10:26 PM | #40 |
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i like that extended crew cab
and i already posted it in the photochop folder
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hey jrsmith, i cant believe you have not posted these. blukangoo did a great job photo chopin this crew cab. i am now useing it as my desk top. i hope this photo doesn't have any sabliminal affects. im starting to look at mobil homes in a new way.
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10-12-2008, 05:59 PM | #42 |
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heres another photochop blukangoo did for me, now i wanna go drive it.
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10-12-2008, 06:54 PM | #43 |
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sounds like a fun project plan you got.
They sure did make them with the 6.2 motor. 'I found this one local for 300 but it is a north country truck so it probably has alotta rust. http://nh.craigslist.org/pts/874943697.html
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