Body swap

[mr48chev]

I'm thinking that the 88 and up gas tanks are at the rear between the frame rails rather than the outboard of the frame tanks on the squares. Remember all of that ruckus about the tanks of the squares splitting open if you were broadsided?

Square tread is noticeably wider than 88 and up too I believe but you can get that Goat roper deep reverse wheel look without deep reverse wheels.

It doesn't matter what frame swap you do there are no free lunches in frame swaps. You are always going to have a challenge or spend an exobitant amount of money for a kit to make it easy.

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by mr48chev

I'm thinking that the 88 and up gas tanks are at the rear between the frame rails rather than the outboard of the frame tanks on the squares. Remember all of that ruckus about the tanks of the squares splitting open if you were broadsided?

Square tread is noticeably wider than 88 and up too I believe but you can get that Goat roper deep reverse wheel look without deep reverse wheels.

It doesn't matter what frame swap you do there are no free lunches in frame swaps. You are always going to have a challenge or spend an exobitant amount of money for a kit to make it easy.

88-98 have wider frames & wider track widths.

[1976gmc20]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

88-98 have wider frames & wider track widths.

But the body is narrower.

I'm no expert but I have one of each sitting out here side by side. I have measured the body widths but not the track widths. The wheels are vastly different in back space, so if the axles are wider then that is wholly or partially offset by the difference in the wheels which sit more inboard on the 88-98.

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by 1976gmc20

But the body is narrower.

I'm no expert but I have one of each sitting out here side by side. I have measured the body widths but not the track widths. The wheels are vastly different in back space, so if the axles are wider then that is wholly or partially offset by the difference in the wheels which sit more inboard on the 88-98.

Correct. Axles & front track width is wider by 1.5" on the 1/2 tons if I remember correctly. Back spacing on the wheels is different as a result.

[1976gmc20]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Correct. Axles & front track width is wider by 1.5" on the 1/2 tons if I remember correctly. Back spacing on the wheels is different as a result.

I learned this stuff very painfully from trying to adapt GMT400 6-hole 16" wheels to a square body 4x4

[Palf70Step]

Originally Posted by mr48chev

I'm thinking that the 88 and up gas tanks are at the rear between the frame rails rather than the outboard of the frame tanks on the squares. Remember all of that ruckus about the tanks of the squares splitting open if you were broadsided?

Square tread is noticeably wider than 88 and up too I believe but you can get that Goat roper deep reverse wheel look without deep reverse wheels.

It doesn't matter what frame swap you do there are no free lunches in frame swaps. You are always going to have a challenge or spend an exobitant amount of money for a kit to make it easy.

They are still in the same side location, just inside the frame rail. That was the main reason for the change, all the lawsuits for socalled explosions of the tank on the outside of the side rail.