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Already Gone 05-21-2023 04:34 PM

Weird Rear End
 
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The pictured 67 GMC is being offered at a local Collector car Auction. Although I said local its 2 1/2 drive from me. This pic is from a video of the truck and noticed the rear wheel is quite a bit more forward that it should be. Has anyone seen this before or know why it's like it is and both sides of the truck are the same.

RustyPile 05-21-2023 04:45 PM

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Bad fitting aftermarket trailing arms... Trailing arm crossmember located wrong.. Something ain't right under there..

Warrens69GMC 05-21-2023 05:22 PM

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The GMC should have leaf springs. I bet they put the axle where they wouldn't have to modify the driveshaft or something.

52napco 05-21-2023 07:29 PM

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Longhorn bed ??

DA71Grande 05-21-2023 08:06 PM

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Maybe a longhorn bed with the seam filled… that bolt hole in the frame looks to be for the exhaust hanger and looks to be in the correct area with the tire compared to mine.

Warrens69GMC 05-21-2023 08:12 PM

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longhorn bed has the stake pocket center at 8"

Already Gone 05-22-2023 12:46 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Warrens69GMC (Post 9205955)
The GMC should have leaf springs. I bet they put the axle where they wouldn't have to modify the driveshaft or something.

Canadian GMC trucks built in Oshawa had trailing arm suspension as standatrd equipment where the USA GMC built trucks had leaf spring suspension as standard equipment.

Richard 05-22-2023 01:03 AM

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While the axles do set forward in the rear wells as standard, this one seems a bit much. FWIU all Chev and GMC trucks had rear coils as standard. Just happens that it is more common GMC trucks were made/ordered with leafs. There are several threads on this. Easy to see if the leafs were optional they would be listed on SPID. Whether SPID is there or altered is another thing.

special-K 05-22-2023 06:21 AM

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I'm stumped.

ghackett1 05-22-2023 07:21 AM

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Could that be a Longbed fleetside box on a short bed frame?

OldChevy1954 05-22-2023 12:33 PM

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That axle is not right. I think we all agree it needs to be moved back.

pjmoreland 05-22-2023 12:42 PM

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That blue truck is a '67, so the front bottom corner of the bed wheel well isn't rounded the way it was on later years. Here is a side view of another '67. Not having the rounded corner makes the wheel look farther forward.

https://cdn.dealeraccelerate.com/stl...ong-bed-pickup

lolife99 05-22-2023 07:47 PM

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Looks like a longhorn bed on a 127” wheelbase truck.

Bob B. 05-23-2023 12:49 PM

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Canadian 1967 GMC 910, yes they had coils in the rear. The red C/10 is correct, rears are not quite centered. But there is something wrong with the blue truck. I'll wager aftermarket parts play into this one.....


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