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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 48 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 48 | I have been doing different searches for over 2 hours and I need to go to bed!
Does anybody know the factory or original ride hight or "ground clearance", say from the bottom of the running board to the ground or the bottom of a bumper to the ground on our beloved 53' 3100 2wd?
I have a factory shop mannual and a assembly mannual, where am I not looking?
TIA, Zach
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | you may have to measure it..and then have the correct tires to make it original. but then someone might know.. the one I had was lowered so that would not work for you
might be hard to find a book that tells you this but ...
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Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | good work , I looked ever where trying to find it for him..
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,061 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,061 | Hy zachscc and guys, front, unloaded, 8 5/16" from the ground to the lowest point of the front axle, rear, unloaded 30 1/8" from the ground to the top of the box side, hope that helps | | | | | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 48 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 48 | Wow, thanks for all the info guys.
So that "A" measurement at that old car link is saying that from the bottom of the frame to the ground is 8 and 1/8" ? Or am i reading the drawing wrong?
But 3B's measurment above was 8 5/16" from the bottom of the lowest on the axle to the ground. The axle is easily 3-4" bellow the bottom of the frame, right? So I would guess 3B's truck is more like 12" from bottom of frame to ground up front?
Or was that "A" dimension from the bottom of the axle to the ground on the drawing?
Anybody have a frame to ground measurment in front and back?
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 |
It looks like the 3103 Cab Chassis has an unloaded measurement of 25.75" from ground to top of chassis.
The Truck Data Book has a number from ground to the bottom of the chassis, I think. I'll check it out later tonight.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 |
The picture in an original 1949/50 Chevrolet Truck Data Book is quite clear and it confirms 3B's measure of 8 5/16" from bottom of front axle to ground. It also shows a distance of 20 3/4" from ground to top of rear frame rail in the 3103?
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 48 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 48 | Thanks TC we have a 74' IFS in now and will be installing a Hiedts Mustang II so the front axle is long gone and not availible for reference.
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