Changing a C30 to a K30, how difficult?

[79 silverado]

It's pretty involved and somewhat challenging to do. The C30 frame does not have all the mounts already there to put the SFA assembly up front... you need to drill and gind off the brackets and mounts, then more importantly, measure and get them rewelded into the right spots before you can even start swapping things over. If you dont get them welded into the right spots things wont run true afterwards... It can be done, but why? Better off trying to horse trade and get a k30 frame you can exchange for the C&C straight up with someone who wants a flatbed truck and would like the extra length...

[rs74]

Originally Posted by 79 silverado

It's pretty involved and somewhat challenging to do. The C30 frame does not have all the mounts already there to put the SFA assembly up front... you need to drill and gind off the brackets and mounts, then more importantly, measure and get them rewelded into the right spots before you can even start swapping things over. If you dont get them welded into the right spots things wont run true afterwards... It can be done, but why? Better off trying to horse trade and get a k30 frame you can exchange for the C&C straight up with someone who wants a flatbed truck and would like the extra length...

Trading might be easier said than done. Doing this swap is only an idea at this point, not exactly how I want to do it but if it comes down to it. Finding a complete frame is hard to find. I was a day late and a dollar short on the only one I have seen in the last year. If I could afford to just go out and but a factory K30 to start building then I would but I can't do that right now.