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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 70 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 70 | Hi folks- I just joined the forum today and wanted to let you know how much I appreciate the info posted here.
I'm looking at buying a 52 chevy, but I am not quite sure about some of it's details. It has 8 lug wheels and looks like a regular pickup (except the bed is gone and a wrecker/tow setup has been mounted), the owner isn't sure but I'm thinking it must be a 1 ton right? Besides the 8 lug stuff is there a difference between it and a 1/2 ton? Anything special I should be looking for or beware of when I go check it out tomorrow? Thanks- Greg
1951 GMC 250 Open Express
1968 C10 Suburban
1971 C20 Pickup
My Dad told me "Son, never hit a man in anger- unless you're certain you can get away with it"
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,185 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,185 | Hi Greg, welcome to the site. This is the welcome center, good place to introduce yourself, then acquaint yourself with the site and post in the appropriate forum. It's hard to know without seeing it if it is a one ton or 3/4 ton. Does it say 3600 or 3800 on the side of the hood? Some of the differences are hard to spot, rear end ratios are way different between the various weights.
Ask in the General Truck talk forum or in tons o' fun. You will get a better response.
Leo
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Welcome to the Bolt,name. Leo is correct about the info. Lots of guys on here can quote what you need right off the top of their head...but I ain't that good yet!
Good luck. Your in good company. Lots of info and great folks. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 4 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 4 | Hi i am in the same situation as you i just bought a 1952 chevy and it is a 8 bolt has no badges on it to tell me if it is a 3/4 ton or a 1 ton are you planning on saving the frame or switching it out | | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 320 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 320 | If there are no badges, the frame would tell you if it's a 1 ton. The one ton frame is significantly thicker and bigger. The steel in a 3/4 ton is 3/16 thick while that used in the 1 ton frame is 9/64. See The Chevy restoration kit for more details. Welcome to the Bolt. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Hi Greg,welcome to the 'bolt from Scotland.
As you can already see the guys are on the case.
Good luck with your new project.
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,185 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,185 | If there are no badges, the frame would tell you if it's a 1 ton. The one ton frame is significantly thicker and bigger. The steel in a 3/4 ton is 3/16 thick while that used in the 1 ton frame is 9/64. See The Chevy restoration kit for more details. Welcome to the Bolt. Better check those thicknesses, 3/16 is heavier than 9/64. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 320 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 320 | If there are no badges, the frame would tell you if it's a 1 ton. The one ton frame is significantly thicker and bigger. The steel in a 3/4 ton is 3/16 thick while that used in the 1 ton frame is 9/64. See The Chevy restoration kit for more details. Welcome to the Bolt. Better check those thicknesses, 3/16 is heavier than 9/64. OOPs... my bad.. 9/64 should be 7/32. Don't know how I managed to screw that one up. Thanks.
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