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Old 08-17-2022, 10:59 AM   #1
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C10 service body

Did C10's come with service bodies from upfitters? It seems to me it would be a C20 atleast.

I am looking to trade for one, and the guy says it has 5 lugs.

Secondly it's a 86. So for my california friends. How bad is smogging going to be for the truck.
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Old 08-17-2022, 06:15 PM   #2
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Re: C10 service body

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Did C10's come with service bodies from upfitters? It seems to me it would be a C20 atleast.

I am looking to trade for one, and the guy says it has 5 lugs.

Secondly it's a 86. So for my california friends. How bad is smogging going to be for the truck.
Unlikely but possible. The weight of the service body would almost 'regulate' it to a 3/4 chassis @ a minimum.
But, since the frames are similar, it's easy enough to swap a service body on to a 1/2 chassis for a 'custom' truck or swap the 3/4 ton chassis parts to 1/2 to spec stuff.
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Old 08-17-2022, 06:38 PM   #3
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Re: C10 service body

it may have been installed afterwards along the ownership lines.. even the food service trucks ive seen are all eight lugs
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Old 08-17-2022, 09:25 PM   #4
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Unlikely but possible. The weight of the service body would almost 'regulate' it to a 3/4 chassis @ a minimum.
But, since the frames are similar, it's easy enough to swap a service body on to a 1/2 chassis for a 'custom' truck or swap the 3/4 ton chassis parts to 1/2 to spec stuff.
What's the weight of a service body if you know.

If I get the truck. The bed is coming off for a trailer build. Then I will either buy a long or short bed depending on my desire for a project.
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Old 08-17-2022, 09:27 PM   #5
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it may have been installed afterwards along the ownership lines.. even the food service trucks ive seen are all eight lugs
That's what I thought. Just seems awkward for a light duty truck.

Maybe the owner was in a hurry to meet Jesus.
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Old 08-17-2022, 09:34 PM   #6
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Double check the VIN. It might be a C20 that a PO swapped in 1/2 ton spindles and rear axle for 'reasons' sometime in the past.
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Old 08-17-2022, 10:21 PM   #7
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Double check the VIN. It might be a C20 that a PO swapped in 1/2 ton spindles and rear axle for 'reasons' sometime in the past.
I will when I go look at the truck. He is coming to look at the T first.

He also says it has a 305 due to stickers on the core support. Which wouldn't be in a C20 as far as I understand.

Either way I want it. At a minimum it's easier for me to fix, drop a bed on, and sell. If not ditch the Durango I have, and have two squares
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Old 08-18-2022, 04:40 AM   #8
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Re: C10 service body

I don’t know about the 73-up, but do know there were service bodies installed on 64-72 swb half tons, as a family member used to have a few he ordered for his business.
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