Spanky,
I took what you posted and stopped by where my truck is stored and looked the situation over. The '46 COE has 4 cross members behind the cab to the rear end of the frame. The back two cross members are near the leaf spring shackles then there is the one about 15 inches behind the cab and the fourth one about 40 inches behind the cab and has the drive shaft mount hanging from it. There are two drive shaft sections, first from the tranny to the hanger on the second cros smember back from the cab and then the second that goes the rest of the way to the rear axle.
I measured and if I took out enough frame to remove the section of drive shaft right behind the tranny it would remove 55 inches of frame and shorten the wheelbase from 158 to 103. I don't think that is what you meant.
If I take out the first cross member behind the cab and the frame back to the next cross member that would take about about 25 inches and go to a 133 wheelbase.
So what do you do with the drive shaft right behind the tranny?
Thanks for the help!
Chevman
