Crew Cab on Suburban Frame

[Adam5432002]

I was wondering if the body mounts line up for dropping a crew cab on a sub frame. Do you need to cut the rear of the cab too so it will clear the frame rails?
Has anyone done this and would they mind giving me pointers and pics......?

[85burb]

I have wondered my self but never looked. I am interested as well

[Prerunner1982]

What size tires are you planning on running? The suburban wheelbase is a few inches shorter than a regular cab longbed.

[Pyrotechnic]

There was someone here who combined a suburban frame with the rear section of a shortbed frame in order to make a crew cab shortbed frame. From what I remember, the crew cab dropped right on to the existing mounts.

[meter swinger]

That would be sick it lined up. Throw an alunimum short flatbed behind the cab. Some lift and H2 wheels... Could be nice. Someone with time and money should build it for us to look at.
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[Mattman2010]

Not without some modification. You have to build a mount for the rear cab mounts.

Here is a picture of someones that did this.
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showpos...17&postcount=5

[85burb]

That is exactly what i thought it would look! Now i want to really do it. hmmmmm

[Prerunner1982]

[88bagedntaged]

Just wondering guys. What's the point in doing this other than the rock crawling aspect ?

[Prerunner1982]

Not everyone needs the longbed (or long bed dually) but they may need the passenger space... makes it easier to drive/park. Besides.... it just looks cool.

Also, the shorter wheelbase (as compared to the CC longbed) is good in just about every off road situation, not just rocks.

[overloaded]

well I learned something today

[Prerunner1982]

Don't like the flatbed?... why not a SSB... Super Short Bed.

[3+3kiwi]

i put a crew cab on a suburban frame just had to make x merber for rear cab mounts

[Prerunner1982]

I am not a fan of the long overhang on the frame that the suburban has.

3+3, thanks for posting these pictures. The cab corner to tire distance seems close and makes me think I would prefer the extra couple of inches in wheelbase that a regular cab longbed has, which is what I had planned on all along. What kind of bed do you have on there or plannong in putting on there?

[Adam5432002]

Originally Posted by Prerunner1982

I am not a fan of the long overhang on the frame that the suburban has.

3+3, thanks for posting these pictures. The cab corner to tire distance seems close and makes me think I would prefer the extra couple of inches in wheelbase that a regular cab longbed has, which is what I had planned on all along. What kind of bed do you have on there or plannong in putting on there?

Just take and put the 64s out back, stock front location and move the axle back 10 inches........ I am doing that with my frame, plus an ORD flip. 4" fronts with zero rate and front axle moved forward an 1".