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Offline wiggidy

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will i have any trouble???
« on: January 06, 2010, 10:59:33 PM »
im putting a 74 swb frame on my 84 swb.....   will i run in to any problems ??? ???
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Offline Captkaos

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Re: will i have any trouble???
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2010, 01:28:22 PM »
As in putting a 84 body on a 74 frame.  No problems at all.  Your only issue is you need body bushings to match the frame year, the ones from the 84 won't work.
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Offline zieg85

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Re: will i have any trouble???
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2010, 01:45:48 PM »
Front frame horns to mount the front bumper will need to be modified.
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Offline bobcooter

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Re: will i have any trouble???
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2010, 10:00:49 AM »
Couldn't you just use the 74 style bumper instead of cutting the end of frame off for the 84 style bumper and bracket?
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Offline Flamingbig10

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Re: will i have any trouble???
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2010, 10:52:20 AM »
he could but the 73-80 bumpers look silly on a 81-87, but you can fit a 81-87 bumper on 73-80 frame without doing any cutting just a little hammer adjustment, enlarging the bolt holes and some spacers, that how my truck was when I got it so it stayed 
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