Push plates on 00 3500

[joedavex]

I'm just moving over to a 2000 Chevy 3500 from my older F350 with the old style under hood hydraulics.
I've picked up a MM1 plow and am trying to pull together the pieces for the truckside.
Fisher specs 7161 push plates for the truck. I've sourced a set of 7125 push plates from an 04 2500 at a reasonable price. From what I've been able to deduce these are the same except for possibly not requiring cutting of the airdam.
Is this accurate and will I be able to use them on my 2000 with a MM1?
Thanks for any help.
Joe

[Jerre Heyer]

If your 2000 is the new body style not the 88-98 style then yes you can use the mount plates with your 2000. Jerre

MM1 and MM2 mounts are the same on the truck side hardware.

[joedavex]

Thanks for the reply Jerre. Were both body types made in 2000? Other than minor sheetmetal changes I don't think it's significantly different than my 88 or 91 GMs.
Joe

[Jerre Heyer]

Joe both bodies were made in 2000 for the 3500. The older 88-98 style pickup look and the 99-2006 pickup look. Like the suburbans and tahoe's the 3500's always seem to lag a year in some of the production units. We got a lot of 88 and 89 K3500's that were 73-87 styled trucks.

IF your 2000 looks like the 88-98 Pickups then the 2004 mounts won't work. If it looks like the 99-2006 pickups then it will. I have both style mounts used in stock if they one's you are looking at are the wrong ones.

jerre

[joedavex]

Jerre,
I think it closer resembles the old body style. I'll email you offlist to discuss purchase.
Thanks for the help,
Joe

[Arc Burn]

Jerre,Ive never put an 99-02 mount up to a 03- frame but i'm looking at both of them on the floor and they are different,still fit?

[Jerre Heyer]

Arc the newer ones will fit back in that body series. The older one's need modified. The 1/2 ton and 3/4-1 ton's are different also.

Jerre