2013 Yukon Denali
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From: Between A Womans Leggs in IL
i was looking at a 2012 2500 suburban and they said that the 6.2 was not available...Gm piss's me off when it comes to power options,,you would think if they offered the duramax in one it would sell like hot cakes..
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From: Between A Womans Leggs in IL
im with ya brother!! i remember back in the day when i was snowplowing the shorter wheel bases were great for plowing..i went to a dealer in the late 80's asking for a chevy short bed with 1 ton axles and a 205 gear to grar transfer case..well they said it cant be done!! just what i neede to hear...i had a 85 chevy 1/2 ton and i knew of a wrecked 1 ton dump with the narrow rear axle..Guess what i did?? yep you guessed i cut up my 85 short bed lol..go the one ton home and peeled the cab off with the forks on the bobcat and went to town...measured the frame on the short bed and cut and shortened the frame on the dump's frame...i think i took 18'' out of it..i installed the cab and the box which i had to modify for the inner rear duel wheels..i cut the center of the wheel well and move it in 9'' then welded a piece of metal to the center of it to close off the hole....i also added a back blade to it..drove that truck for many years with the big block,t400 trans and 1 ton front and rear axles with the 205 gear driven transfer case..i also went to the dealer and said anything can be done! ...
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From: Victoria, British Columbia,Canada
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im with ya brother!! i remember back in the day when i was snowplowing the shorter wheel bases were great for plowing..i went to a dealer in the late 80's asking for a chevy short bed with 1 ton axles and a 205 gear to grar transfer case..well they said it cant be done!! just what i neede to hear...i had a 85 chevy 1/2 ton and i knew of a wrecked 1 ton dump with the narrow rear axle..Guess what i did?? yep you guessed i cut up my 85 short bed lol..go the one ton home and peeled the cab off with the forks on the bobcat and went to town...measured the frame on the short bed and cut and shortened the frame on the dump's frame...i think i took 18'' out of it..i installed the cab and the box which i had to modify for the inner rear duel wheels..i cut the center of the wheel well and move it in 9'' then welded a piece of metal to the center of it to close off the hole....i also added a back blade to it..drove that truck for many years with the big block,t400 trans and 1 ton front and rear axles with the 205 gear driven transfer case..i also went to the dealer and said anything can be done! ...







