Dumb chassis question from a noob

[**grumpy**]

Hey all.
I hang mostly in the 60-66 group, but also in the 47-59 too. My bare steel suburban that lays on the running boards is nominated in dec's TOTM.
Well, it was mine, I built it. But have since sold it to a guy in AR.

Anyway. I have, what is most likely, a dumb question.

I went to look at a real clean 72 GMC lwb truck, minus it's bed. It's a leaf-spring rear as most know.

If I buy it, I want it slammed. I mean, laying out.

So...Is it feasible to just remove the leafs and r.e. and move the r.e forward, and add a big notch, and relocate with a tri-angulated 4-link?
What I'm asking is...Is there any reason I can't just shorten my wheelbase to swb length using the lwb frame?

It would need a decent sized notch, and I can make my own crossmembers to locate the tri-4

Then I can find a shortbed or shorten a longbed for it.

I'm sory if this has been covered before. Honestly, I didn't search it out. I'm at work on my bosses computer, so it's SLOOOWWWWWWW.

Thanks, and I appreciate it
Tim

[BP68]

Check the suspension forum. Lots of info on shortening lwb frames.

[powell72]

Yes, everything you're mentioning has been done many times before. I would suggest looking in the FAQ's for the thread on frame shortening. Here's a good article for doing it on an assembled truck.
http://www.earlyclassic.com/tech.asp...20No!-Shortbed
However I like the way it's done in the FAQ better though, but either will work.

[Hart_Rod]

There's several write ups in the FAQ section. If you click on my crewcab thread, you can see where I built a short wheel base Crew Cab frame using the same procedures. OBTW awesome suburban, I'm sure you did well when you sold it.

R/

[7T2]

BTW, I nominated your 'burb for truck of the month. I know you're not on here much. Probably shoulda sent you a PM.

[**grumpy**]

I saw that, and appreciate it. But it wasn't allowed since I don't own it anymore.
I sold it in aug.

The mod. pm'd me and asked. I told him I sold it.

Oh well...
Thanks again though.

PS...Btw, I don't have any pics of your 57 or I would've nominated it. It was fun watching people look it over. What a find it is.

[7T2]

Originally Posted by **grumpy**

I saw that, and appreciate it. But it wasn't allowed since I don't own it anymore.
I sold it in aug.

The mod. pm'd me and asked. I told him I sold it.

Oh well...
Thanks again though.

PS...Btw, I don't have any pics of your 57 or I would've nominated it. It was fun watching people look it over. What a find it is.

I was wondering why it was yanked. Guess that explains it. Don't worry about me, I'm sure I'll be nominated when TOTM - Ambulances comes around!