Frame lengths

[1963 c10]

Hey everyone I'm new to the site,
I picked up a1963 chev suburban.
Just wonder if the frame from the suburban
Is the same length as a swb or lwb.
From what I measured seems to be
Swb. Thanks in advance. I'm also trying to
Post picture but not having luck.

[pimpston65]

Originally Posted by 1963 c10

Hey everyone I'm new to the site,
I picked up a1963 chev suburban.
Just wonder if the frame from the suburban
Is the same length as a swb or lwb.
From what I measured seems to be
Swb. Thanks in advance. I'm also trying to
Post picture but not having luck.

115wb, should have that info on the blue trim tag in cab on drivers panel by the vent

[spacedebris]

Yeah I'm pretty sure that the swb is the same as the c10 burb/panel. 115" wheelbase.


Not to hijack the thread but a quick simi related frame question. Is there a difference between the 1/2 ton and 1 ton frames? Not suspension but frame itself. I'm a little concerned now that I found a 1/2 ton frame from a 63 P/U under my 60 1 ton panel. It does have the 1 ton suspension but I'm curios to know if there was a physical difference between the actual frames

[gostranger]

I used a long bed frame and cut it down to the 115" short bed length and used it on my suburban and it worked without any problems. reason was I had already modified my truck frame with air ride stuff and a new cross member so it was easier to swap it than start over. it is on my build thread with pictures.

[chakah]

The wheelbase is the same. Although the back part from the wheel to the rear bumper is slightly longer of about 4" to 6". I can measure it after work later today if you'd like.

[1963 c10]

Thanks for your reply, Chakah it's all good
No need to measure thanks again.

[padresag]

Originally Posted by spacedebris

Yeah I'm pretty sure that the swb is the same as the c10 burb/panel. 115" wheelbase.


Not to hijack the thread but a quick simi related frame question. Is there a difference between the 1/2 ton and 1 ton frames? Not suspension but frame itself. I'm a little concerned now that I found a 1/2 ton frame from a 63 P/U under my 60 1 ton panel. It does have the 1 ton suspension but I'm curios to know if there was a physical difference between the actual frames

it may also depend upon w/b as here is my 157" w/b 1t. it does appear to kick up higher in the rear.

there is also a difference between the dimensions of the frame rails as show in the following link
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=550856
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