can i swap drivetrain 2500hd ?

[rtcal]

I have a 2003 chevy 2500hd with 6.0 gas engine. Can i swap the drivetrain from a 2014 2500hd into my truck? i wonder if its plug and play, or do i need to change some components?Thanks for your time..... 

[CamGTP]

Could you, sure.

 

Should you, no.

 

Completely different generations of trucks, nothing is plug and play. If you used your 2003 truck as a shell and swapped the engine/transmission, every single wiring harness, ABS system, air bags, dash/interior etc etc etc over, then yeah it would function like a 2014 truck in a 2003 truck body.

[David89GMC]

Why do you want to do this? I see the advantages of the gmt900 over the gmt800, but it's not at all practical.

See CamGTPs response.

 

For example: If you have a wrecked 2014 with a good drivetrain, get another GMT900 with a bad drivetrain and put the two together.

[rtcal]

my 2003 is in bad shape frame wise, i have access to a 2014 that was hit by a tree, crushed that cab and bed. i was wondering if i could swap over.

 

[CamGTP]

Finding a cab and bed would be easier to fix that 2014.

 

Doing the swap with the older truck is just not practical.

[rtcal]

2014 has a totaled title, My truck is used mainly for plowing and hence why the frame is so bad. I just have a hard time paying property taxes on a 2014 plow truck for winter beating. I just thought i would swap over my 2003 shell and flat bed. I was not sure how or if i could plug my harness into the drivetrain.