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Old 05-06-2013, 08:14 PM   #6
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Re: Is this a cab/chassis?

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Originally Posted by Pyrotechnic View Post
I would say it was a standard SRW 1 ton with a 8 foot fleetside bed from the factory, and a C&C rear end was swapped into it.

It could be a C&C frame, but from what I understand those didn't come in wheelbases that would suit an 8 foot bed. The closest wheel base will leave a gap of several inches between the bed and cab, if you were to install an 8 foot bed on a C&C which would require frame shortening. There was someone here awhile back that posted about this problem.
This is where GM in the 73-87/91 gets interesting

If you have a reg cab .....cab and chassis are 60 or 84 inch cab-axle

But crew cabs are all 56 inch cab-axle...with or without a bed

If it is a factory dually pickup with a box it has the wide Dana 70

If it is a cab and chassis it has the std 14 bolt

Pickups with 8ft beds are all 56 inch cab axle
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