69 to 78 parts interchange

[Jr90]

I found a 69 jeep pickup advertised and wanted to see if the cab and bed will interchange to my 78 j10 honcho? Or are there major differences between them? I found in the search that tailgates changed in 74 but didnt see anything about swapping them or cabs. Both are short beds.

[rstep]

Frame mounts are different for the cab and bed, motor mount are different.There is a good chance the bed will not fit the wheel base. I'm doing a 66 to 77 frame right now.

[tgreese]

The beds pre-73 (IIRC?) were single walled and have tailgate chains. Single wall makes them less susceptable to seam rust, but the appearance is a little different. Round taillights instead of rectangular. The wheelbase changes from 120 to 119, so the wheel openings will be misaligned.