70 Suburban on lwb truck frame
 

ok this may have been covered before but i couldnt find it. I have been told a 72 lwb frame is the same as a suburban frame other than the body mounts. i bought a 70 suburban body and this week i will start putting it on the lwb frame. Other than the frame mounts, are there any surprises i might run into? thanks..:chevy:

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from what i have been told the rear of frame is different on the burb frame cant recall what it was but that it was

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thanks. i noticed i posted this in the wrong section, if anyone knows how they can move it.

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Ive also heard that the rear is different but my no limit engineering gas tank for a 67-72 truck fit fine on my 72 suburban so I don't know exactly what is different.

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I think it has to do with the arch over the rear axle. If I remember right the arch is higher on the truck frame then on the burb frame and the rear section is higher i think but I am not 100% sure

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I searched this site and found at least ten topics that covered this already. Two of them were very specific and listed exactly what was different between a LWB frame and a Suburban one.

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Did you have the link ? They did not show up.

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ok you are the master searcher.. how bout that link

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the truck frames are cut off strait in the back, where as on the suburbans the rear bumper bolts directly to the rear frame horns like the front does, and i think the rear body mounts are different as well

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ok thanks

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no problem

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The only differences that I know of are the two listed. On the suburban, the rear bumpers bolt to the frame rails . And the body mounts are different in the rear, from where a pickup cab would end, back :)

Re: 70 Suburban on lwb truck frame
 

Yep, those are the differences I found. I searched for something along the lines of "suburban frame lwb truck".

These two seemed the most helpful from that search:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=170121
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=239942

But you guys already have it figured out.