Charlie Kleman
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Suburban body crossmember
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I'm unaware of any being repopped. Burbs tend not to get the same love as pickups and K5's. Sectioning down some pickup bed crossmembers might be the easiest solution.
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Or find someone out west that is parting one out and is also willing to ship.
Charlie Kleman
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I could be mistaken, but I seem to remember reading the pick up crossmembers wouldn’t work for some reason. I just had a lightbulb idea about getting some square tubing and drilling holes for the body mounts. Don’t really see why that wouldn’t work.
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They won't work as-is. That's why I said to section them. Slice them down the length of both sides, overlap the sides to reduce the height, then plug weld it all back together.
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The square tube will work, but only comes in 1/4" increments. It would also be more difficult to weld to the floor pan.
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This is the best option, even if it's labor intensive. It'll have the best end result
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Maybe one day, a repop company will offer a Burb rear floor, supports, inner and outer wheel housings. Hopefully.
Oh yeah, and the correct rear rocker panels too
