2500hd short bed to long bed conversion
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See if you can hit up a junk yard first. IIRC there's a section of frame just spliced in to lengthen it for the long beds. There's been at least one thread on here where someone's made a long bed into a short... Maybe they still have the pieces? Good luck!
i bet u could trade your short bed for a long bed truck and get some cash out of the trade just a idea
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You need to find a mid-section. That's the added in section that distinguishes the two.
I did the long to short over this past spring. This is 2500LD, the only difference is the height of my end horns. An HD will be 2" taller.
This is a mid-section.
I did the long to short over this past spring. This is 2500LD, the only difference is the height of my end horns. An HD will be 2" taller.
This is a mid-section.
I forgot. In addition to the 14" mid-section you will also need to add just over 4" of channel to the rear. It's a PITA to get everything line up for the receiver hitch/bumper.
Is there any weldment part numbers available from gm for the 14 inch section? I want to turn mine into long bed
Theres a shop in riverbank ca called show off motorsports that has made a short bed hd regular cab duramax. They might be able to help.
I'm wanting a long bed so bad I can taste it, can't sell mine, dealers only want to give 26 for it, I'm thinking really hard about making this truck a long bed, just hate to change a clean truck.