'63 suspension on a '62 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Drop Jaw Kustoms · 08-31-2009, 09:15 AM

will it work? im new to the 62

**ChiefRocka** · 08-31-2009, 09:17 AM

Sure...change out the crossmember, and redrill some holes.

Drop Jaw Kustoms · 08-31-2009, 09:20 AM

thanks for the fast answer chief..i've built a 64 before but never a 63 so i was just needing to know this cus all the parts are 63&up

joe231 · 08-31-2009, 10:24 AM

While doing the swap you should go ahead and step up to the 73-up front crossmember with discs....

Drop Jaw Kustoms · 08-31-2009, 12:09 PM

is it the same proccess as the 64 swap cus if it is i rather go that route.....i just finished pulling the crossmember so i gotta decide so i could get that thing rolling again....

joe231 · 08-31-2009, 01:18 PM

Yes it is
'63-66 frames are all the same

Drop Jaw Kustoms · 08-31-2009, 06:09 PM

thanks joe231 for the help

joe231 · 08-31-2009, 06:13 PM

no problem and good luck!!!

post pics if you can

oh and

Drop Jaw Kustoms · 08-31-2009, 06:16 PM

ohh i will once i get started on the swap

oh yeah i sort of forgot to introduce myself....but hello to everyone if its not too late

**Captainfab** · 09-01-2009, 12:51 AM

Yeah, if you're going to all that work why not upgrade to discs?

joe231 · 09-01-2009, 08:33 AM

I think I miss-read your post, the 60-62 frames are different, but I believe all you have to do to swap in a newer cross member is drill some extra holes on the 60-62's

Drop Jaw Kustoms · 09-01-2009, 09:35 AM

yea i was at a friends shop yesterday and he has a 74 crossmember with disc brakes and i could get it at a good deal on it so i was wondering if the 62 frame is narower because of the torison bar suspension or if its the same width....

joe231 · 09-01-2009, 09:47 AM

The frames are close enough that it will work

several on here have done it
you can even get aftermarket 6 lug rotors that fit the 73-up, if you don't want to swap the rear end

Drop Jaw Kustoms · 09-01-2009, 10:56 AM

yea im planning on keeping the 12 bolt but i was reading on another thread that some spacers had to be put between the crossmember and frame

joe231 · 09-01-2009, 12:08 PM

yeah it is like anything else, take it with a grain of salt

I have heard many more people say they had no problem bolting it up than the ones saying they used spacers.

the frame will also flex some, so I wouldn't be too worried about a 1/4-3/8 of an inch difference...that is just me

on our '66 with a mid 80's cross member, when I pulled the cross member loose the frame kinda sprang out a bit...seems to be the same as most everything on these trucks...there were allowable tolerances from the factory.....no factory vehicles are perfectly the same

Drop Jaw Kustoms · 09-01-2009, 01:53 PM

Thanks for the info im gonna be heading out to my buddys shop today so ill get some measurements and maybe pick it up if its close

08-31-2009, 09:15 AM	#1
Drop Jaw Kustoms Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: miami,fl Posts: 19	'63 suspension on a '62 will it work? im new to the 62

08-31-2009, 09:17 AM	#2
ChiefRocka Hollister, CA. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hollister, Ca. Posts: 6,147	Re: '63 suspension on a '62 Sure...change out the crossmember, and redrill some holes. __________________ John What the Heck is that ?? CURRENT BUILDS: 62 BurbMaster Other Builds: My '63 C-10,LWB,CC,BBW '06 HD StrAight Axle Swap Father/Son '67 C-20, LQ9,4L80,Bagged,8-Lugger !!Good Friend Richard's Build AMERICAN CUSTOMS & CLASSICS (831) 630-1965 www.ACCHOLLISTER.com ACC on FACEBOOK "Rest in Peace, Mom & Dad ... I will see you again someday!"

08-31-2009, 09:20 AM	#3
Drop Jaw Kustoms Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: miami,fl Posts: 19	Re: '63 suspension on a '62 thanks for the fast answer chief..i've built a 64 before but never a 63 so i was just needing to know this cus all the parts are 63&up

08-31-2009, 10:24 AM	#4
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: '63 suspension on a '62 While doing the swap you should go ahead and step up to the 73-up front crossmember with discs.... __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

08-31-2009, 12:09 PM	#5
Drop Jaw Kustoms Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: miami,fl Posts: 19	Re: '63 suspension on a '62 is it the same proccess as the 64 swap cus if it is i rather go that route.....i just finished pulling the crossmember so i gotta decide so i could get that thing rolling again....

08-31-2009, 01:18 PM	#6
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: '63 suspension on a '62 Yes it is '63-66 frames are all the same __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

08-31-2009, 06:09 PM	#7
Drop Jaw Kustoms Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: miami,fl Posts: 19	Re: '63 suspension on a '62 thanks joe231 for the help

08-31-2009, 06:13 PM	#8
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: '63 suspension on a '62 no problem and good luck!!! post pics if you can oh and __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

08-31-2009, 06:16 PM	#9
Drop Jaw Kustoms Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: miami,fl Posts: 19	Re: '63 suspension on a '62 ohh i will once i get started on the swap oh yeah i sort of forgot to introduce myself....but hello to everyone if its not too late

09-01-2009, 12:51 AM	#10
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09-01-2009, 08:33 AM	#11
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: '63 suspension on a '62 I think I miss-read your post, the 60-62 frames are different, but I believe all you have to do to swap in a newer cross member is drill some extra holes on the 60-62's __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

09-01-2009, 09:35 AM	#12
Drop Jaw Kustoms Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: miami,fl Posts: 19	Re: '63 suspension on a '62 yea i was at a friends shop yesterday and he has a 74 crossmember with disc brakes and i could get it at a good deal on it so i was wondering if the 62 frame is narower because of the torison bar suspension or if its the same width....

09-01-2009, 09:47 AM	#13
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: '63 suspension on a '62 The frames are close enough that it will work several on here have done it you can even get aftermarket 6 lug rotors that fit the 73-up, if you don't want to swap the rear end __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

09-01-2009, 10:56 AM	#14
Drop Jaw Kustoms Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: miami,fl Posts: 19	Re: '63 suspension on a '62 yea im planning on keeping the 12 bolt but i was reading on another thread that some spacers had to be put between the crossmember and frame

09-01-2009, 12:08 PM	#15
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: '63 suspension on a '62 yeah it is like anything else, take it with a grain of salt I have heard many more people say they had no problem bolting it up than the ones saying they used spacers. the frame will also flex some, so I wouldn't be too worried about a 1/4-3/8 of an inch difference...that is just me on our '66 with a mid 80's cross member, when I pulled the cross member loose the frame kinda sprang out a bit...seems to be the same as most everything on these trucks...there were allowable tolerances from the factory.....no factory vehicles are perfectly the same __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*



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09-01-2009, 01:53 PM	#16
Drop Jaw Kustoms Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: miami,fl Posts: 19	Re: '63 suspension on a '62 Thanks for the info im gonna be heading out to my buddys shop today so ill get some measurements and maybe pick it up if its close

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