C10 chassis compaired to GMC chassis

[62 bigwindow]

Just curious what the difference was in the 2
other than the C10 having trailing arms and the GMC having leafs
will the hangers for the leaf springs bolt to the c10 frame easily?
would like to change gmc long bed over to short bed and have a c10 short bed frame and wasnt sure how hard the suspension is going to be to swap over...any ideas or advice?????

[LostMy65]

The 63-66 GM (Chevy or GMC) frames are the same. 2wd GMC came standard with leaf springs, but could be ordered with Trailing Arms.
2wd Chevy came standard with Trailing Arms but could be ordered with Leafs.
All 4x4's came with Leafs.
Chevy has the VIN stamped on the Frame. GMC does not.
The same goes for the 60-62 Frames.
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So yes, you can move components over from any 63-66 frame.

[62 bigwindow]

With that said how hard is it going to be to swap the leaf springs and
hangers from the gmc frame over to the c10 frame?
Any difference in leaf spring length due to long bed

[lucifer]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

The 63-66 GM (Chevy or GMC) frames are the same. 2wd GMC came standard with leaf springs, but could be ordered with Trailing Arms.
2wd Chevy came standard with Trailing Arms but could be ordered with Leafs.
All 4x4's came with Leafs.
Chevy has the VIN stamped on the Frame. GMC does not.
The same goes for the 60-62 Frames.
.
So yes, you can move components over from any 63-66 frame.

Just took a 65 GMC suburban apart and it had the VIN stamped on the frame.

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by lucifer

Just took a 65 GMC suburban apart and it had the VIN stamped on the frame.

Interesting
Well, it looks like they weren't consistent in that area either.

[lucifer]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

Interesting
Well, it looks like they weren't consistent in that area either.

I agree I believe that records and protocol were not a priority back then. It is my opinion that all the decoders, codes, trims and the like are sometimes the product of reverse engineering or forensics. Over the years I have witnessed many quoted facts that were disproved by actual parts and existing vehicles. Not to say the printed facts are not correct, in general they probably are but there are always exceptions.

Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see. LOL
best regards

[62 bigwindow]

So any idea on the leaf spring hangers on rear being a bolt/rivet swap or if fitting,drilling and mounting will be needed.
And my guess would be leaf spring length would be the same regardless of long or short bed..any thoughts?

[LostMy65]

I'm not sure on those specifics.
Just guessing, I'd say the leafs are the same - short bed and long bed.
I would imagine holes for the leaf hangers will need to be drilled. Bolts will need shear strength.