Short bed conversion

[phillip wilson]

I have shortened the frame, and have loose fit the bed. The picture shows current ride height.

where Did you shorten the frame and how much did you take off?

 

[Supercharged111]

where Did you shorten the frame and how much did you take off?

The way he's doing it he can just chop the ass off instead of pulling a chunk out the middle. With static height where it is though, I don't see a c notch cutting it.

 

[gtirhd]

nvm

 

[RichLo]

Short bed conversion

I bought this for $750 with the goal of making a fun street truck. I am building a turbo bbc, I'm going to put in a T56 magnum, I'm building a full heim joint 3-link rear suspension, and will use qa1 coilovers all around. I am swapping to 5x4.75 and want to run 315-35r20's all the way around.

www.gmt400.com

 

[RichLo]

Long Bed -----> Short Bed conversion questions

I have searched the forum and google and haven't really found a good answer to 2 questions I have. I plan on moving the spring perches and chopping the rear off the frame. I want to keep the truck as original as I can as there's sentimental value there, so a frame swap is off the table. I'm even...

www.gmt400.com

 

[RichLo]

Oops, I posted those in the wrong thread