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01-31-2011, 03:52 PM
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61 c10 Frontend
Im trying to find out some info on 60-66 c10's I just bout a 61 and I keep hearing that they did not have a coil spring front end until 63 but mine does.
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01-31-2011, 04:04 PM
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Re: 61 c10 Frontend
Are you sure you have a 61? Did you cross check the vin to make sure?
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01-31-2011, 04:13 PM
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Re: 61 c10 Frontend
I checked the vin tag to the title and someone may have changed it long ago im not sure I have had alot of 67-72 and 73-87 trucks this is my first of this body style. did a 61 have coil springs in the front?
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01-31-2011, 05:05 PM
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Re: 61 c10 Frontend
61's did not come original with coil springs. 60-62's came with torsion bar front ends. Your truck may have been converted.
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01-31-2011, 05:41 PM
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Re: 61 c10 Frontend
have you looked up your VIN?
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01-31-2011, 05:44 PM
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Re: 61 c10 Frontend
Thanks for all the info, it still has drum brakes so im guessing it would be safe to order parts for a 63-72
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01-31-2011, 06:03 PM
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Re: 61 c10 Frontend
Any pics of the truck?
Someone may have switched the numbers and title.
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01-31-2011, 07:16 PM
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Re: 61 c10 Frontend
I know that in not the correct grille for a 61
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01-31-2011, 07:17 PM
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Re: 61 c10 Frontend
It makes since that the vin tag was changed best i can tell its could be a 63 titled as a 61
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01-31-2011, 07:22 PM
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1962 C-10
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Re: 61 c10 Frontend
That's exactly what happened. It's a '63.
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02-01-2011, 01:34 AM
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Re: 61 c10 Frontend
I agree.
The grill is a '63 The fender emblems are '63 The hood is the '62-'66 And the front suspension is coil spring Does it have mechanical clutch operation or is it hydraulic? Quote:
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02-01-2011, 09:30 AM
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Re: 61 c10 Frontend
another difference would be the frame itself. the 60-62 frame should look like this:
 with a big X in the middle. the later frames don't have this X frame width is also different, at the rear, the frame rails on the 63-66 are 34 inches, outside to outside, the 60-62's are 42 inches.
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02-02-2011, 12:13 AM
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Re: 61 c10 Frontend
I have not been under it other then strapping it down. Im sure its a its a 63. makes finding parts cheaper and easier for me. Thanks guys for all the info. Im sure I will have more questions as i go.
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