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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 59 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 59 | Do cabs vary much in the construction or rigidness from year to year?
In a few other posts I have read about handling the cab when it`s off of the frame with basically kid gloves.
I have a 1964 cab and I haved moved it a couple of times and it seems pretty rigid to me.
I would think the manufacturer designed the windshield posts to be fairly strong and as far as the cab twisting, the floor seems to be extremely rigid, even with the cab off of the frame. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 | I think the amount of repair a cab needs dictates how "weak" it can be. I made the mistake of not providing enough extra support via welding in cross braces and my cab sagged at the cowl because the floor was so badly rusted out.I've been searching for a decent cab ever since while trying to correct my mistakes.
Drew
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 59 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 59 | Yea, Drew I sort of thought with a lot of rust in key areas, that could weaken the integrity quite a bit.
I need to replace the drivers inner and outer rockers on my cab and for that I will brace the door opening up before removing any metal.
Mike | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | The cab relies on the floor and corner sheet metal for stiffness, so if that is cut or rusted it will be pretty floppy. Its fairly strong when all the metal is intact.
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A lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 8 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 8 | so what are guys doing to make extended and crew cabs when they cut the back loose how are they stiffening them until they get them weld to the new pieces
Clint Youse
Paris,MO
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 59 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 59 | That`s a good question Clint.
I think though, if you are skilled enough to cut the entire back section off and extend it, you can probably adjust anything that comes up when putting it back together.
Someone also mentioned on another thread, that if the cab gets out of whack and the doors don`t maintain a good reveal all the way around, that it is hard to get them to fit again but if the cab just gets twisted a bit, that should be just a matter of twisting it back to it`s original configuration unless you have cut metal out and sheet metal parts have separated, etc. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 8 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 8 | I am thinking of building a crewcab but never thought of the cab being that flimsy like some of these guys are talking I knew it would become weaker but not like some people are talking
Clint Youse
Paris,MO
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