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:lol:

Well you see future plans are to shorten the frame and make into a short bed and to convert to 5 lug with a mild drop ;)

454 or 350??

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350 and Joe is not interested in the 454?

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:lol:

looking at it as i have to rebuild either one i use and the 454 is a bunch more to build and i could build a stout 350 for what the 454 will cost to build stock... thats all.

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yup, that's true pimp.

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Cough cough maybe a lil 350 with 454 throttle body ;)

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did you find anything out about that?

mmmm?..................454?.......................ahhhhhh?

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:lol:

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No but will today ;)

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Anyone have any info on shortening a frame on a 88-98? Found one here on the site but where they cut it, it looks as if it raises the rear of truck when your done.

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ten -15 years ago a kid i knew built his own1/2 ton using a extended cab long box frame he slid the rear cab mounts back and cut them to fit was the only mod he had to do he said. he built 3/4 a couple of years later and he discovered the rear mounts from a short box extended cab fit perfectly

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So, he made a shortbed crew from a king cab longbed?

Scott's truck is already a crew cab longbed.

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Yeah i may have to cut under the cab and shorten the rear of frame too, under the cab would suck but oh well...

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Got the crew out to parents shop to get away from the theivin mofos! and got the rear end yanked out and some measuring done so i can get a game plan on where in going to cut the frame :chevy:

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http://www.fullsizechevy.com/forums/...sion-info.html

man the info is pretty scarce.....

yeah that seems to be the way most people are doing it......

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yes that is correct. He built them before chevy offered them from the factory in 99

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So then why didn't Mr Scott find a king cab longbed instead?

He's been spending too much time around them warp drives..............

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Then i would have had to buy (2) Two-Two trucks.....


Warp drives? :uhmk: :crazy:

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yeah, warp drives.............. Mr Scott, the engineer on Star Trek. I'll be Captain Kirk............


:lol:

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:lol: kin to beam me up Scotty..?

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you was supposed to say "aye cappin, I'm givin er all she's got!!!"

So anyway, did you figure out yet where you need to cut the frame?

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Um, im thinking im going to cut it under the cab, i think it will look a whole lot better that way.

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I havent done any measurements but I am in the same boat as you on this. I already have a Truck. I have read that you can move the leaf spring and axle assembly forward to the shortwheelbase locations but I am not for sure.

With that method I wondered a few things:
If you move the axle forward will that mess with centering the wheel in the wheelwell?

I figured the leaf springs would have to be the same length between a long and short but I am not 100% for sure. Wouldnt make sense if they different but...

What happens since you would be moving the hanger it would be moved down towards the ground and forward since the frame dips down when you move towards underneath the cab forward.

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I think im going to cut it under the cab, it seems like it will be more of a pain in the arse but will look better and be easier, that way you dont have to mess with any of the leaf spring perches and just cut some off the back of the frame also. Will have to cut the rear cab mount off and the front bed mount and move them.

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Are these trucks different than the 73-87 trucks as far as where they get cut? The 73-87 trucks are usually just cut right behind the cab, and then just welded back up.

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Is that even possible? The frame bends upward behind the cab I believe. Then it levels out from there to the end of the frame rail.