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truckman32 · 06-02-2005, 10:30 PM

i need your help on this guys,will a 62 chevy c10 fleetside rear bumper and braketts mount up to a 65 fleetside frame,i am selling the bumper to a board member but we want to be for sure. it will work. i haven't got a truck 64-66 truck to test fit it on, but if i remember correctly the only difference in the 60-63 c10 trucks is the shape of the top part of the cab, like the wrap around windshield and the front t bars crossmember,

thanks truckman32

65StreetCruiser · 06-02-2005, 10:38 PM

truckman32, If I remember right, 60-62 used the torsion bar front suspension, 63-66 used the A-arm front suspension. 60-62 frames are wider than the 63-66 frames. The brackets and bumpers are different. The holes in the bumpers are wider apart and the brackets are shorter on the 60-62 than on the 63-66. Hope this helps. Kevin

truckman32 · 06-04-2005, 06:06 AM

thanks kevin for the info,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, anybody else ??

bpmcgee · 06-04-2005, 10:13 AM

There were definitely more changes in '63 than just removing the torsion bar crossmember. I understand that '63-up frames weren't X-ed either.

I looked up control arms to see if they were different, but then I realized that they also changed ball join styles in '63 so that doesn't yield any clues.

If I were a betting man, though, I'd bet that they would NOT fit.

Brian

truckman32 · 06-04-2005, 03:53 PM

how about this...can anybody give me some measurements of the 60-63 rear frame were the bumper mounts and,,, 64-66 rear frame measurements were the rear bumper mounts,that should tell if it will fit.thanks,truckman32

zenish · 06-05-2005, 12:08 AM

i can tell you that a 61 and 64 STEPSIDE bumper are the same.i held them up to each other.

06-02-2005, 10:30 PM	#1
truckman32 AND HOLDING ON TO THE C10 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: MT.STERLING,KY Posts: 390	bumper fit question i need your help on this guys,will a 62 chevy c10 fleetside rear bumper and braketts mount up to a 65 fleetside frame,i am selling the bumper to a board member but we want to be for sure. it will work. i haven't got a truck 64-66 truck to test fit it on, but if i remember correctly the only difference in the 60-63 c10 trucks is the shape of the top part of the cab, like the wrap around windshield and the front t bars crossmember, thanks truckman32 __________________ 66 swb/ss chevy c10 SOLD 62 swb/fs chevy c10 :p SOLD 84 swb/fs chevy c10 91 sdime 383/th350

06-04-2005, 06:06 AM	#3
truckman32 AND HOLDING ON TO THE C10 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: MT.STERLING,KY Posts: 390	thanks kevin for the info,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, anybody else ?? __________________ 66 swb/ss chevy c10 SOLD 62 swb/fs chevy c10 :p SOLD 84 swb/fs chevy c10 91 sdime 383/th350

06-04-2005, 03:53 PM	#5
truckman32 AND HOLDING ON TO THE C10 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: MT.STERLING,KY Posts: 390	how about this...can anybody give me some measurements of the 60-63 rear frame were the bumper mounts and,,, 64-66 rear frame measurements were the rear bumper mounts,that should tell if it will fit.thanks,truckman32 __________________ 66 swb/ss chevy c10 SOLD 62 swb/fs chevy c10 :p SOLD 84 swb/fs chevy c10 91 sdime 383/th350

06-05-2005, 12:08 AM	#6
zenish Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: stallings,nc Posts: 401	i can tell you that a 61 and 64 STEPSIDE bumper are the same.i held them up to each other. __________________ 1964 c10 short step 1962 econoline van 1989 rs camaro 2006 yamaha vino 125 1975 goldwing

06-02-2005, 10:38 PM	#2
65StreetCruiser It Is What It Is Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Natchitoches, La. Posts: 155	truckman32, If I remember right, 60-62 used the torsion bar front suspension, 63-66 used the A-arm front suspension. 60-62 frames are wider than the 63-66 frames. The brackets and bumpers are different. The holes in the bumpers are wider apart and the brackets are shorter on the 60-62 than on the 63-66. Hope this helps. Kevin

06-04-2005, 10:13 AM	#4
bpmcgee Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 2,181	There were definitely more changes in '63 than just removing the torsion bar crossmember. I understand that '63-up frames weren't X-ed either. I looked up control arms to see if they were different, but then I realized that they also changed ball join styles in '63 so that doesn't yield any clues. If I were a betting man, though, I'd bet that they would NOT fit. Brian



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