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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: Gilby959798 on February 03, 2011, 10:06:56 pm
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I have an 86 K10 that I just bought that didnt have the tailgate or any of the trunnions, straps or bumpers. I found a decent tail gate and straps but the trunnions I have not found decent ones. My question (and I did search and returned nothing) is I know the newer style trunnions come as a solid piece (the one that goes on the bed) and I was wondering if the newer one could be bolted to my bed (without modification) and work just fine?
Thanks in advance
Pics of the truck...
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=19376.0 (http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=19376.0)
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Are you talking about the trunion (hinge) that the tailgate pivots on?
The bed side is a piece that is bolted to the bed, it isn't solid, the tailgate has a piece that is hollow also.
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I know it is bolted to the bed but on the newer trucks (99-06) the factory replacement was solid where the tailgate rides. This is the best pic i could find:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevy-Silverado-GMC-Sierra-Tailgate-Tail-Gate-Hinge-KIT-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5640ec9d63QQitemZ370456436067QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_1363wt_907 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevy-Silverado-GMC-Sierra-Tailgate-Tail-Gate-Hinge-KIT-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5640ec9d63QQitemZ370456436067QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_1363wt_907)
I know they are solid becuase we put them on my dad's truck but I live far away now to see if they would work on mine. I have the hollow parts that are bolted to the tailgate on the tailgate that I recently bought but the solid hinge that bolts to the bed is what I am looking for. It seems that I can find cheaper replacements for the newer style truck than I can for the 74-87 and that solid hunk of metal isnt going to deteriorate like the OE would.
Thanks
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They have to match the year of the gate.
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=15684.0
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=6065.0
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I don't remember on the 73-74, but all the others were not solid for a fleetside bed.
All stepsides were solid though.
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I don't remember on the 73-74, but all the others were not solid for a fleetside bed.
All stepsides were solid though.
What do you mean solid? Do you mean you had to unbolt the tailgate?
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No just the"pin" that the tail gate rides on...
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The link you posted on eBay will work for an 81-up gate.
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I don't remember on the 73-74, but all the others were not solid for a fleetside bed.
All stepsides were solid though.
What do you mean solid? Do you mean you had to unbolt the tailgate?
The actual trunnion on stepsides were a solid piece of metal.
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on a 99-06 trunnion the replacement is solid for a fleetside bed. We put them on my dads truck (01) and they were a nice piece but i dont live close to him anymore to see if they do fit right and I cant drive the truck to him to see if they will work (the truck still isnt running quite up to par and no insurance/tags) There are a set on ebay for a 76-87 and I am going to try to buy them, if i dont win them I will try to find a set for the newer style and see if they will bolt up and line up ok...
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The link you posted on eBay will work for an 81-up gate.
they say they are for 99-06... are you sure they will work? I dont want to spend the money and not be able to use them...
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Let me re-phrase. The link you posted is the set up you need but for an 81-87. The point I was trying to make was they need to be matched. Sorry
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ok thanks...