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#332294 11/03/2007 2:01 AM
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Will my 59 cab fit on the 62 frame with out a lot of work or are they close?

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come over and measure. When did you get a 62 frame?

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You will have more upgrade options with a 59 frame. Plus the cab will fit cool


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Bigmacdaddy, I have a 59 frame, then a 62 came along with an up graded front end and disk brakes. You don't think the 59 cab will fit well on the 62 frame? What are the upgrade options you suggest.
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The stock 60-62 frame is the "X" frame that has torsion bar indepedent front suspension and rear coil springs. Since that frame was used only those years, suspension upgrades pretty much require some degree of chassis fabrication as there are no bolt on kits available. There are disc brake kits available and are typically expensive. Those years are also unique in that they also used a hydraulic clutch that had a different bellhousing/engine mounts. If the 62 you have already has the front discs and something different than the torsion bar IFS, then somebody has already done a lot of work changing that frame. As far as your 59 cab fitting, I don't know. It sounds like you have some homework and measuring to do.

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i have a 58' that is on a 67'-72' frame and it seems to fit just fine. at the present time mine is 8-lug but i have all of the parts from a 75' 1/2 ton to change it to a 5-lug setup with disc brakes. the only thing i could see that were really custom was the rear cab mounts, they had 4" spacers but the rest of the swap looked pretty normal to me.

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63 and later frames are COMPLETELY different than a 60-62 frame.
Check the vendors for what they have available. Plenty of bolt on upgrades for 55-59 and for 63 up. But nothing for 60-62.


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Bigmacdaddy, thank's for the info.
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