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1996 Chevrolet c3500HD CrewCab BEAST - Junkyard Rescue Take II

Big truck wrecking yard and get a used set.....?
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- Post #227
- Dec 17, 2017
- Forum: Member Trucks
1996 Chevrolet c3500HD CrewCab BEAST - Junkyard Rescue Take II

Some of the 4x4 axles use adaptors, so they bolt on to an old 8 x 6.5" bolt pattern.....caliper brackets might need to be fabed but won't take much
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- Post #220
- Dec 6, 2017
- Forum: Member Trucks
1996 Chevrolet c3500HD CrewCab BEAST - Junkyard Rescue Take II

Nv5600 has mixed reviews......and is expensive. As far as the rotors, I say E450 because they still used a 8 x 6.5 bolt pattern, then you just need some 10 x7.25 hubs. If you can find them, look for 99-04 f450 4x4 hubs....uses the same 10 x 7.25 bolt pattern, but is lug centric, not hub centric...
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- Post #219
- Dec 2, 2017
- Forum: Member Trucks
1996 Chevrolet c3500HD CrewCab BEAST - Junkyard Rescue Take II

If you get that Dana 70 front axle, look into some Ford E450 front brake rotors, almost as big as the c3500hd
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- Post #216
- Nov 30, 2017
- Forum: Member Trucks
1996 Chevrolet c3500HD CrewCab BEAST - Junkyard Rescue Take II

Making progress that Dana 70 is worth it's weight in gold.....that was the original option for Monroe trucks when they did their conversions....good luck on a divorced 205.....nv4500 is a good trans, but by the time your done that truck is gonna weigh over 8k...nv4500s are only rated for...
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- Post #215
- Nov 30, 2017
- Forum: Member Trucks
1996 Chevrolet c3500HD CrewCab BEAST - Junkyard Rescue Take II

The floor pan is about 4" taller than the original floor......just enough room for the rear seat to clear and that's it.....
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- Post #197
- Nov 24, 2017
- Forum: Member Trucks
1996 Chevrolet c3500HD CrewCab BEAST - Junkyard Rescue Take II

Yeah, mine still has the original frame and wheel base. They cut the floor pan to clear the frame on mine. Make a replacement cab hard to find for me. I like that your will use a standard gm cab instead of a custom one like mine.
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- Post #190
- Nov 21, 2017
- Forum: Member Trucks
1996 Chevrolet c3500HD CrewCab BEAST - Junkyard Rescue Take II
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- Post #183
- Nov 19, 2017
- Forum: Member Trucks
1996 Chevrolet c3500HD CrewCab BEAST - Junkyard Rescue Take II

General motors never made them as a crew cab. I'd imagine yours has the 12" frame brace where the frame curves upward to clear the rear axle? Seems that all the crew cab 3500hds that I have seen have that extra brace for the rear cab mounts, and the center rear of the cab has to be cut out and...
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- Post #182
- Nov 19, 2017
- Forum: Member Trucks
1996 Chevrolet c3500HD CrewCab BEAST - Junkyard Rescue Take II

Mine has the plate in the door jamb still. I asked a few dealerships and they were not very helpful. One guy had only ever seen one in 35 years selling GMC commercial trucks.
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- Post #181
- Nov 19, 2017
- Forum: Member Trucks
1996 Chevrolet c3500HD CrewCab BEAST - Junkyard Rescue Take II

Do you know which company did the crew cab conversion on you truck? Mines a Jerry Adams Enterprises conversion and I haven't been able to find out anything numbers wise on how many they made. I've heard it was only around 600ish trucks that they did this to....
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- Post #160
- Nov 8, 2017
- Forum: Member Trucks
1996 Chevrolet c3500HD CrewCab BEAST - Junkyard Rescue Take II

I love these trucks, found my 98 on offer up for 1,440$. Planning on a 12v Cummins and a fuller rto 6610 in the next few months
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- Post #152
- Oct 31, 2017
- Forum: Member Trucks