Has anyone converted a 2 wheel drive to 4 wheel drive?

[mathew21]

I own a 1950 GMC pick up I have been considering converting to 4 wheel drive for a daily driver.  I don't know if it would be easier to convert the current frame or to go ahead and put the body on a 4x4 frame.

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I have been wanting a 1967-1972 Chevy/Gmc truck that is a 4x4 for a daily driver/tow rig. I have been having trouble finding a 4x4 model in my price range. Has anyone converted one these  from 2wd to 4wd? If so did you convert the current frame or do a frame swap?


Thanks, Matt
mathew21@wowway.com

[betterbeaters]

wildtime did a sas on a 2wd 9? chevy its sweet!!!  pm him he can cut all your brackets to do it!!! and hes got great prices to do work!! he'll be cutting my sas brackets for my 94 z71!

[blazentrout]

done both. it comes down to what you can find for part  at $$. at the gr autorama their was a '62 chevy panal that they fliped the axle to the bottem of the arms inback(still on coils) and did a street rod coil over in the front with radis arms. well done set up. it will be the way i'll do my next 60-72 4x4 conversion
for the '50 the only way to go for a daily is an s10 frame swap. the reason cheap, power stering, a v8 goes right in, will look close to stock when done.
i have a '71 3/4 long 4x4 i'll sell but it needs work, but i dont think it will make a good tow rig.

[badbowtie383]

if you are going to use it for a tow rig i would get a diderant frame we did the two wheel frame and it brock teh frame on the way to silver lake thats not a place you would like to be on the road with a trailer and a junk truck