Which body mount is which? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

gkesseru · 05-17-2010, 02:38 PM

I have a 68 cab with a 67 1/2 ton SWB frame. The body mount kit I got has one mount that is thicker than the other. Which one goes in the front and which one in the back?

mclairmo · 05-17-2010, 03:00 PM

I just bought 1/2 ton mounts and the ones for the cab are all the same. I do believe that the 3/4 ton mounts have thicker ones for the back of the cab, though. Maybe you have the 3/4 ton kit?

mrh33916 · 05-17-2010, 03:05 PM

On my '67 the two cab mounts with the shorter sleeves go to the front,

gkesseru · 05-17-2010, 03:43 PM

Interesting. Either my kit is wrong or mclairmo's kit is wrong. mrh33916, thanks for input.

mrh33916 · 05-17-2010, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by gkesseru

Interesting. Either my kit is wrong or mclairmo's kit is wrong. mrh33916, thanks for input.

I can't remember where I got my kit from as it's been a while, but all four mounts were the same size in the kit. I had my cab on the frame for @ a year before I attempted to put the front clip back on. When I did there was a gap between the frame and the radiator support when the fenders were lined up with the doors so I knew something wasn't right as I was putting the same parts back on that came off the truck.

Luckily I still had the original cab mounts in a box. When I compared the originals to the aftermarket ones I found out that the original sleeves in the front mounts were actually shorter than the rear.

Once I made that change my alignment problems went away,

usmcchevy · 05-17-2010, 07:19 PM

1/2 ton uses a taller mount in the back. Not sure about 3/4 ton, never had one.

05-17-2010, 02:38 PM	#1
gkesseru Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California, Maryland Posts: 544	Which body mount is which? I have a 68 cab with a 67 1/2 ton SWB frame. The body mount kit I got has one mount that is thicker than the other. Which one goes in the front and which one in the back? __________________ 72 Fleet (died) 78 Step (sold) 55 Step named Fred (sold) 00 F150 68 Step (named El Scorcho by PO) Build thread for the new El Scorcho http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=392932

05-17-2010, 03:00 PM	#2
mclairmo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Take Off Posts: 1,908	Re: Which body mount is which? I just bought 1/2 ton mounts and the ones for the cab are all the same. I do believe that the 3/4 ton mounts have thicker ones for the back of the cab, though. Maybe you have the 3/4 ton kit?

05-17-2010, 03:05 PM	#3
mrh33916 Project '67 454 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Columbia SC Posts: 283	Re: Which body mount is which? On my '67 the two cab mounts with the shorter sleeves go to the front, __________________ 67 C-10 SWB Fleetside 454 (current project) 99 Crewcab SWB Dually 454 75 Datsun 280ZZ430 94 Formula 232LS 454

05-17-2010, 03:43 PM	#4
gkesseru Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California, Maryland Posts: 544	Re: Which body mount is which? Interesting. Either my kit is wrong or mclairmo's kit is wrong. mrh33916, thanks for input. __________________ 72 Fleet (died) 78 Step (sold) 55 Step named Fred (sold) 00 F150 68 Step (named El Scorcho by PO) Build thread for the new El Scorcho http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=392932

05-17-2010, 07:19 PM	#6
usmcchevy Has more rust than truck... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ivanhoe, MN Posts: 2,421	Re: Which body mount is which? 1/2 ton uses a taller mount in the back. Not sure about 3/4 ton, never had one. __________________ 1972 Custom/10 SWB, 4.8/4l80e Build thread LSx Swap FAQ index



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