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Old 12-17-2008, 11:22 AM   #1
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2WD to 4WD

I'm looking at a 86 long bed 4x4 that runs but its rotted bad. I want to swap the parts over to my 2WD short bed what will I have to do to the 2wd frame to get the front end in? Ed
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Old 12-17-2008, 12:02 PM   #2
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Re: 2WD to 4WD

is the 4x4 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton?
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Old 12-17-2008, 12:04 PM   #3
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Its a 1/2 ton.
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Old 12-17-2008, 12:30 PM   #4
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Re: 2WD to 4WD

if you were closer to Augusta GA, I wnat to do the opposite, 4wd to 2wd.
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Old 12-17-2008, 01:39 PM   #5
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Re: 2WD to 4WD

Everything should swap over. There is a tread on here about this conversion:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=168231
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