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Originally Posted by botoepfer
Railroader,, You have a beautiful truck indeed,, I studied the options and went with a front cross members swap , I bought the complete truck for $400. a 1983 C10 long bed,, it has fairly nice sheet metal and I have been parting it out to requop some of my $400,, I found dollar for dollar this was the way to go for me, I also used the Captain Fab brackets,, they come well packed and the craftsmanship is awesome! enjoy! Oh one more thing this gives me 5 lug wheels and I am told but yet to confirm the axles in the 83 will slide into the 63 giving me 5 lugs all around plus two of the tires on the 83 are the same MFG as on my 63,, Bonus !
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Sorry to disappoint, but the '83 axles will not work, they are longer and have a different spline count than your '63. The width of the axle housing changed in mid 1970 and stayed the same until the new body style came out in 1988. The spline count on the axle was different in '63 & '64 for sure from the '65-'70 model axles.