SWB 4x4 frame questions - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

mkmiller1 · 12-24-2002, 05:56 PM

Just to say someone had an extra '72 4X4 blazer frame sitting around and kinda wanted a swb 4x4. Where could (I) they get the info on frame dimensions and what not for trying this. I've got the time and I've also got 2wd swb frames if that would be an easier swap. Any opinions other than get a swb 4x4 frame? Those are too hard to come by and too pricey for me right now. I've also got a lwb 4x4 but I kinda wanted to keep it as a lwb as well. Any ideas or books I could buy for the dimensions?
Thanks,
Matthew

JimKshortstep4x4 · 12-24-2002, 07:08 PM

The assembly manual has the dimensions, but it is basically remove 12" from the middle of the 4x4 frame and cut off 8" at the rear. There have been several articles with pictures on this topic and it might be worth while to do a search. Welding the frame back together so that it is strong and straight is critical.

Good luck!

JIm

Hutch · 12-28-2002, 08:19 PM

I don't think this answers your question but it is intresting just the same.
This is a link to a previous thread about blazer/truck conversions.
Blazertrucks

mkmiller1 · 12-29-2002, 11:53 AM

Thanks for the info! Do you think the assembly manual would be the best book to buy? I'got the pics that ebfabman used in shortening a lwb, but I really don't want to do that just yet. I would like to wind up with a short, a long, and a blazer 2 & 4 wd representing each year. Give me an idea on the best book to buy.
Thanks,
Matthew

JimKshortstep4x4 · 12-30-2002, 08:17 AM

I think that the assembly manual is invaluable if you own one of these trucks. It will not give you instructions on how to shorten your frame but it is a great resource.

The book is not organized or indexed, so it takes a lot of looking up to find information, but information is there.

Jim

wg77 · 01-21-2003, 04:03 AM

73-87
107.5 for blazers
117.5 for swb p/u
137.5 for lwb p/u
hope this helps,earlier years are close to these if not the same.

**jamie72** · 01-21-2003, 06:53 PM

think i`d just buy a 4x4 frame

good luck

mkmiller1 · 01-22-2003, 09:26 PM

Jamie,

I wish I could do that right NOW

But the shop is really cold at night! LOL
Matthew

**jamie72** · 01-23-2003, 07:12 PM

with nothing to sit on....

i`d sure wounldn`t cut the lwb,to me i like them just as much as a swb(i just like them all).
good luck what ever you choose.
jamie

12-24-2002, 05:56 PM	#1
mkmiller1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Magnolia, Arkansas Posts: 1,091	SWB 4x4 frame questions Just to say someone had an extra '72 4X4 blazer frame sitting around and kinda wanted a swb 4x4. Where could (I) they get the info on frame dimensions and what not for trying this. I've got the time and I've also got 2wd swb frames if that would be an easier swap. Any opinions other than get a swb 4x4 frame? Those are too hard to come by and too pricey for me right now. I've also got a lwb 4x4 but I kinda wanted to keep it as a lwb as well. Any ideas or books I could buy for the dimensions? Thanks, Matthew __________________ GOD is good...All the time! '71 swb custom10 barn find-68K original miles 72 K5 CST rust bucket, but runs and drives 84K miles

12-28-2002, 08:19 PM	#3
Hutch Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Grapevine, Tx. Posts: 2,142	I don't think this answers your question but it is intresting just the same. This is a link to a previous thread about blazer/truck conversions. Blazertrucks __________________ John Hutchison Grapevine,Texas 68 1/2 t swb 68 Mustang 69 Jaguar 71 1/2 t swb 88 Supra CompTs6m 93 Escort GT 2005 Corolla XRS

12-29-2002, 11:53 AM	#4
mkmiller1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Magnolia, Arkansas Posts: 1,091	Thanks for the info! Do you think the assembly manual would be the best book to buy? I'got the pics that ebfabman used in shortening a lwb, but I really don't want to do that just yet. I would like to wind up with a short, a long, and a blazer 2 & 4 wd representing each year. Give me an idea on the best book to buy. Thanks, Matthew __________________ GOD is good...All the time! '71 swb custom10 barn find-68K original miles 72 K5 CST rust bucket, but runs and drives 84K miles

01-21-2003, 06:53 PM	#7
jamie72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: madison indiana Posts: 3,836	think i`d just buy a 4x4 frame good luck __________________ jamie72 72 BB cheyenne -- Restoration getting started.. member #807 http://www.myspace.com/whitetailobsession www.antlertalk.com

01-22-2003, 09:26 PM	#8
mkmiller1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Magnolia, Arkansas Posts: 1,091	frame Jamie, I wish I could do that right NOW But the shop is really cold at night! LOL Matthew __________________ GOD is good...All the time! '71 swb custom10 barn find-68K original miles 72 K5 CST rust bucket, but runs and drives 84K miles

12-24-2002, 07:08 PM	#2
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	The assembly manual has the dimensions, but it is basically remove 12" from the middle of the 4x4 frame and cut off 8" at the rear. There have been several articles with pictures on this topic and it might be worth while to do a search. Welding the frame back together so that it is strong and straight is critical. Good luck! JIm

12-30-2002, 08:17 AM	#5
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	I think that the assembly manual is invaluable if you own one of these trucks. It will not give you instructions on how to shorten your frame but it is a great resource. The book is not organized or indexed, so it takes a lot of looking up to find information, but information is there. Jim

01-21-2003, 04:03 AM	#6
wg77 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Verona, PA Posts: 23	73-87 107.5 for blazers 117.5 for swb p/u 137.5 for lwb p/u hope this helps,earlier years are close to these if not the same.

01-23-2003, 07:12 PM	#9
jamie72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: madison indiana Posts: 3,836	with nothing to sit on.... i`d sure wounldn`t cut the lwb,to me i like them just as much as a swb(i just like them all). good luck what ever you choose. jamie __________________ jamie72 72 BB cheyenne -- Restoration getting started.. member #807 http://www.myspace.com/whitetailobsession www.antlertalk.com



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