Willys truck on a willys wagon frame???? - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

bjkttr · 10-16-2011, 08:38 AM

Can you put a willys truck on a willys wagon frame? What are the diffrences between the two. This is my first willys truck and I am having having problems figuring out what frame to use. I have seen a lot of conversions in my search but a lot of them don't look right and I want to make sure that I am starting in the right directions so Please any help would be great.

ToyotaJeep · 10-16-2011, 08:46 AM

There are those who know more than I do, but I would recommend you check the wheel base numbers. I think you will find the wagon is much too short.

ROB

TBIAgent69 · 10-19-2011, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by bjkttr

Can you put a willys truck on a willys wagon frame? What are the diffrences between the two. This is my first willys truck and I am having having problems figuring out what frame to use. I have seen a lot of conversions in my search but a lot of them don't look right and I want to make sure that I am starting in the right directions so Please any help would be great.

The Truck is much longer than the wagon. I have two trucks right now, flat grills. I decided to work with the frame I have (almost no rust) and strengthen it.
http://iv4x4.forumotion.net/t771-willys-build
Is my build. I don't post here often because I don't want to get roasted like Charlie Sheen.

The bed on the willys truck is ungainly long. I shortened mine by 10 inches, but it could stand to be shortened a little more and still look OK. IIRC the diff between the wagon and truck frames is small enough that that you could take it out of the bed ( I measured mine at somewhere around 7') and make it look right.

faziom · 10-22-2011, 04:34 PM

The truck rear axle and frame is nearly a foot wider than a wagon and the front end of the pick up.

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bjkttr Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Member # 158728 Location: Greenville Michigan Posts: 48	Willys truck on a willys wagon frame???? Can you put a willys truck on a willys wagon frame? What are the diffrences between the two. This is my first willys truck and I am having having problems figuring out what frame to use. I have seen a lot of conversions in my search but a lot of them don't look right and I want to make sure that I am starting in the right directions so Please any help would be great.

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10-16-2011, 08:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
ToyotaJeep Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Member # 1056 Posts: 3,784	There are those who know more than I do, but I would recommend you check the wheel base numbers. I think you will find the wagon is much too short. ROB

10-22-2011, 04:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
faziom Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Member # 151432 Location: Iowa Posts: 339	The truck rear axle and frame is nearly a foot wider than a wagon and the front end of the pick up.