are frames the same on troopy and trucks?

[missipboy]

just thinking out loud, but the body on my troopy is distorted from a rollover and somewhat rusty. would i be able to put an fj45 cab and lwb bed on it if i ever got the urge for a project?

 

[troopie]

For as far as i know, short of a few brackets they are the same. I'm almost positive that atleast the cab will mount on the troopie frame without issues. The bed might suffer from some missing or wrong sized mounts.

Did you roll the SOA troopie?
I was just thinking of doing mine. How is the overall drivability. (end hijack)

HTH

Mark

 

[missipboy]

no, i did not roll it. i bought it that way.

after extending the rear swaybar, the overall stability is great on road. offroad, i haven't had any problems, but i get nervous when it start's leaning. it may all be in my head, but that's a heavyass top.

if i do roll it-there's my excuse to do the pickup conversion.

 

[kkt]

just thinking out loud, but the body on my troopy is distorted from a rollover and somewhat rusty. would i be able to put an fj45 cab and lwb bed on it if i ever got the urge for a project?

This is from rickd: maybe it will help


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the firewall 4 mounts will locate the tub.
thence front to back....

the two rear pick up tub mounts will have to be fabricated (angle, or something more exotic).

the 9-10" 45 wagon tub outriggers should be removed

45 short and long have a set of towers that support front of bed- they would have to be added to a wagon frame.

check out details for what else differs, like the spare tire support vs the wagon fuel tank.

My friend had a lwb that had a stretched frame (was 130") and he removed the splice in frame and shrunk it back to factory (116"). I believe that splice is between the rear cab supports and the first bed towers.

rear springs are same as are the hanger with the semi unique spring pins and use 55 bushings in rear shackle support.

 

[missipboy]

kewl, sounds like it can be done, then.

 

[madams557]

What if you wheel with the roof off? It won't be so top heavy then.

 

[warfin]

What if you wheel with the roof off? It won't be so top heavy then.

Then where would he mount those horns?

 

[madams557]

He could mount them to the bumper and then he'd have a true bull bar.

Then where would he mount those horns?

 

[missipboy]

top is off. horns will be relocated. pics to come.

 

[missipboy]

i talked with lt at metaltech and sent him some pics. they're gonna come up with some kind of full rollcage so i can keep my jump seats in.

here are the "relocated" horns. also got my dixie horn hooked up.