Body swap question...

[grimjaw]

Is there any real difference between 2wd and 4wd bodies and beds? I am thinking of buying a clean 1985 1/2 ton 2wd longbed truck and moving the body and bed to the 1986 K30 I have. I just want to make sure, this time, I will have no surprises with this.

Thanks for your input.

 

[dremu]

Is there any real difference between 2wd and 4wd bodies and beds? I am thinking of buying a clean 1985 1/2 ton 2wd longbed truck and moving the body and bed to the 1986 K30 I have. I just want to make sure, this time, I will have no surprises with this.

Thanks for your input.

Beds should be identical.

The kicker in the cab is the tranny hump... 4WD's, IIRC, are larger/taller.

I gather you'll hafta either massage the 2WD hump with a BFH, or use a body lift, plus of course cut the hole for the transfer case shifter.

I *think* the humps in those years are either integral or at least spot-welded in place, as opposed to the older ones which are bolted in.

You could cut out the 4WD hump and graft it into the 2WD cab.

-- A

 

[Muddytazz]

Dremu is correct, only difference is the tranny hump

 

[u2slow]

A 2wd will have the high-hump it it was a 4spd truck. Some 2wd autos got a high-hump also, but that may only have been late crewcabs. Not sure if any std. cabs got that treatment.

 

[sweetk30]

i just did this. on a 87 cab to 79 k30. 2" body was about perfect.

 

[Confedneck79K30]

im putting an 86 cab onto my 79 and its already on a 77 chassis, 4wd to 4wd would be easiest, but the only problem you may have is the rear cab mounts and a trans hump