Suburban body on 1 ton frame?

[campfire]

there is more body behind the axle on a burb then on a longbed pickup .
As such there is more frame behind the axle on a burb then on a longbed truck .

So, even if you could get past the body mounting issues , the frame kickup issues, and the different wheelbase issues, you would still need to add about 5" of frame to the back of the K30 frame to be able to land the rear body mounts and install the bumper

Would you not be sliding the axle 3" forward so it lines up with the Suburban wheel wells? The total frame length is what matters, no?

 

[yellowK20]

Would you not be sliding the axle 3" forward so it lines up with the Suburban wheel wells? The total frame length is what matters, no?

Sure you could compensate the axle placement , but that doesn't change the fact that the burb frame is just longer over all .

 

[Csm Davis]

I got the 8.9" extra over hang from factory dimensions, not sure where they measured to but from the center of the rear axle and would guess the farthest point of the rear bumper. And I might have calculated wrong had to subtract wheelbase and front overhang from overall length.