I am interested in converting my 2wd 2000 1500 silverado to 4wd. I was planning on buying a salvaged truck and swapping the stock suspension and steering parts from that along with the 4wd auto transmission and the transfer case that has manual actuation into my truck. However I was wondering if there were any sensors/electrical connections on the 4wd transmission that would be different from the 2wd version.

 

You are going to have a good deal of money and time into this conversion. I am not trying to discurage you but you need realise unless the truck is very centimental or you just really want to do the conversion, then selling and buying a 4wd would probably your best bet.

 

yeah I realized that it would be alot easier just to buy a 4wd one but I could get a salvage truck with all the parts I need for about 1000, which I was thinking would have all the parts I need.

 

Just make sure all the parts you need are intact!
Get one part that has a small bend and it will never be right!

 

The fronts of the frames are different.

 

This could make it hard.

I have a welder and a shop I am able to use so my plan is if I ever make my suburban 4wd would be to straight axle the front. Stronger, I think it would almost be easier to start from scract also. Like others have said,if anythign is bent you will have to make it line up somehow.

 

Yes, the GMT 800 trucks are completely different, the GMT 900 trucks however aren't, they can be converted "easily"

 

Don't know where you are located since you refused to put the info on your profile but if
A: the salvage truck has a bad frame
B: Your talking about an ECSB
and 3: you are in Oklahoma then I have a frame i'd sell.

 

I'm from NY and the salvage truck's frame is still good. but thanks anyways

 

If you went with a solid front axle swap it would be easier and a lot cooler.