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74baggedbug · 11-07-2011, 05:59 PM

Is their anyway to tell if a truck started out as a long bed thru the vin#? ... Thanks
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**michael bustamante** · 11-07-2011, 07:10 PM

YOU CAN TELL BY THE # IN YOUR GLOVEBOX i BELIEVE

doubleb's69 · 11-07-2011, 08:28 PM

Yes, the spid label will have the wheelbase printed on it. Other wise no.

Longhorn Man · 11-07-2011, 08:29 PM

The vin will not tell you on a chevy, but the model number on the SPID in the glove box will tell you.
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**leddzepp** · 11-07-2011, 08:32 PM

You can tell if the truck was 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, or 1 ton by the 3rd digit in the VIN (4th digit on a 72). 1= 1/2 ton, 2= 3/4 ton, 3= 1 ton. Obviously, if the truck was 3/4 or 1 ton it did not start out as a SWB. This is for Chevy trucks....GMC is a little different.

You could always crawl underneath the truck to see if the frame has been cut.

**70cst** · 11-08-2011, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by leddzepp

You can tell if the truck was 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, or 1 ton by the 3rd digit in the VIN (4th digit on a 72). 1= 1/2 ton, 2= 3/4 ton, 3= 1 ton. Obviously, if the truck was 3/4 or 1 ton it did not start out as a SWB. This is for Chevy trucks....GMC is a little different.

You could always crawl underneath the truck to see if the frame has been cut.

Good info

11-07-2011, 05:59 PM	#1
74baggedbug Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Houston tx Posts: 701	Vin#? Is their anyway to tell if a truck started out as a long bed thru the vin#? ... Thanks Posted via Mobile Device

11-07-2011, 07:10 PM	#2
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,862	Re: Vin#? YOU CAN TELL BY THE # IN YOUR GLOVEBOX i BELIEVE __________________ 1967custom

11-07-2011, 08:28 PM	#3
doubleb's69 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 1,241	Re: Vin#? Yes, the spid label will have the wheelbase printed on it. Other wise no. __________________ Bud

11-07-2011, 08:29 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: Vin#? The vin will not tell you on a chevy, but the model number on the SPID in the glove box will tell you. Posted via Mobile Device

11-07-2011, 08:32 PM	#5
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 20,036	Re: Vin#? You can tell if the truck was 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, or 1 ton by the 3rd digit in the VIN (4th digit on a 72). 1= 1/2 ton, 2= 3/4 ton, 3= 1 ton. Obviously, if the truck was 3/4 or 1 ton it did not start out as a SWB. This is for Chevy trucks....GMC is a little different. You could always crawl underneath the truck to see if the frame has been cut. __________________ 1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man RIP FleetsidePaul



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