This question gets asked alooooooot! I always answer with a resounding NO, it is not easier on a '73-'87 chassis. Is it possible, yes, I have done it. I will not do it again. In building a 4x4 it is not as bad since you will end up with a 3" body lift on a '73-'87 chassis, but it is a lot of work fabricating all new body mounts. Plus then there is the legal issue of having a frame with a different VIN than the body.
Just keep your original frame and add the front and rear suspension and diffs, just as Jon did in the thread I linked to above.
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Originally Posted by sam512bb
Good day CaptainFab,
I was curious... would it be easier (or possible) to take the Burb body and mount it on a later truck chassis? I see the 67-72 trucks share the same wheelbase of 115". Or perhaps an even later chassis (73-87) with perhaps some shortening of the chassis?
Like the original poster, I would like to take a 63-66 Burb and make it into a nice 4x4 daily... and so I, too, am exploring my options.
Thanks in advance!
Cheers,
Sam
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