Topic: Tacoma Cab on 85 Frame

[KDXSR5]

Mods: If there is a better forum for this, please move it. I am hoping it will get some traffic here.

I have the opportunity to pick up a complete 2001-2004 Tacoma extended cab/front clip and frame for free.

Has anyone fit a Tacoma cab onto these older frames? Mine is a reg cab 85 frame. I do not currently have access to my truck or the Tacoma to check it out, but I am fairly certain the cabs are pretty darn close in width. I also remember hearing that the older frames are significantly stronger than the Tacoma frames.

So, would I be better off swapping the Tacoma cab onto my current frame? Or mod/beef up the Tacoma frame?

Any links out there for swapping a Tacoma cab onto the older frames? I am having a hard time finding info.

I plan on a cab w/ custom bed,  120-ish wheelbase, leaf front, coil rear, and a 5.3 swap. I am just not sure which frame/cab combo would be a better starting point.

Thanks.

[oddball]

Check Pirate, I thought I saw a build/attempt or two there some years ago

[Cheesemaker]

I've heard of this being done.  And the big things are the body mounts, and the fact that the frame has a VIN and depending on how picky your DMV is, that might be a issue.  But 90% of the time most places only look at the VIN in the door and the dash plates.

[Rocksurfer]

As long as you have title to both should be no DMV issues, and as to doing the swap anything is possible, my old next door neighbor swapped a Willys/Jeep pickup onto a K-5 frame.