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Has anyone on here shortened a 1 ton. I am looking at a 1 ton with a 9 foot bed. I understand the sheet metal of the box but is there a logical place to shorten the frame? How much did you shorten it? What did you do about drive shaft?
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Hy dgrinnan, what would you like to end up with? Do you want to shorten the wheelbase of the truck, or just install a shorter pickup box or deck?
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Do not cut the 9ft bed. They are rare as hens teeth. Find a long/short bed to mount on your shortened frame and sell the 9 footer to someone doing a restore.
Martin
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If I am able to obtain the truck I would initially not do anything to the bed. Just thinking out loud.
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Though you didn't mention a year, the 55-9 frames lose their length between the front and rear cab mounts, though the link is for long and short beds, not one ton per se. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP27Li7-8rI
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Why shorten a 1-ton? They are *way* cooler than 1/2-tons  Just sayin'
John Cisgendered heteronormative aggressor perpetrating problematic toxic ideas of Chevrolet normativity  '49 Chevrolet 3804
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I'll be interested in the bedsides, running boards, and aprons if you decide to do something like that. Please don't cut those up. I'll drive to KY from FL for those parts
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Dave -- Were we successful in preventing you from doing something very regrettable?
I think the reason no one 'fessed up to shortening a 1-ton is that they know the rest of us would pummel them if they did. Besides, were you to sell a set of original, good condition (restoreable) 1-ton bed parts, you could probably make enough to buy excellent new and US made parts from Mar K or others for a 1/2ton bed.
John Cisgendered heteronormative aggressor perpetrating problematic toxic ideas of Chevrolet normativity '49 Chevrolet 3804
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