04-03-2018, 07:36 AM | #8541 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ramona, CA
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Other than the color I personally like it. My Dad's tow rig set me on the path to liking Orange and square peg round hole bodies.
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04-03-2018, 07:41 AM | #8542 |
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04-03-2018, 07:53 AM | #8543 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Western, NC
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The old bed looks way out of place on the new body style, looks like just what it is. And most people didn't like stepsides because you give up bed space and gain nothing, other than looks, which is subjective. I've seen setpside trucks that look decent, but I'd buy a fleetside every time.
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04-03-2018, 08:24 AM | #8544 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: We-Go, Chi-Town, Ill
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One thing I find funny about this post, how many modern 4dr light duty f/s trucks have a bed that doesn't have any more length....or even as much..... as this bed does. | |
04-03-2018, 09:00 AM | #8545 | |
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04-03-2018, 09:00 AM | #8546 | |
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04-03-2018, 09:03 AM | #8547 |
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| Re: Cool Pictures True. If was buying a pickup that I knew I was working, I would rather opt for a flat bed with stake sides to really maximize hauling and not lose space to the wheel wells.
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04-03-2018, 09:25 AM | #8548 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ramona, CA
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Mine is a 89' Stepside and yes it does suck when it only fits 2-1/5 scale and 1-1/8 scale with barely room for a crawler, spare tires etc.
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04-03-2018, 09:37 AM | #8549 |
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04-03-2018, 09:44 AM | #8550 |
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| Re: Cool Pictures A step side is still the same width as a 4x8 sheet of plywood, legnth wise, you can still fit more in one of these beds. Hell, get you kid a PowerWheel and those will still fit in this bed with room to spare, or you would have room to throw a sleeping bag back there so long as you're under 5'11".
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04-03-2018, 11:43 AM | #8551 |
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Were the old fleet sides really no wider than a step side? I'm asking because I honestly don't know. And you can only haul a 4x8 sheet in a long bed if you want the tail gate up, regular bed is only 6.5ft. I know in the late 90's they were definitely narrower and shorter than a fleet side. Buddy had to get a trailer for his '98 Z71 because his Honda 400EX ATV wouldn't fit in the bed without smashing the fender arches with the foot pegs, and still had to leave the tail gate down to haul it even then. I guess the difference is that the step side inner fenders protrude into the bed, whereas a fleet side does not.
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04-03-2018, 12:20 PM | #8552 |
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04-03-2018, 01:35 PM | #8553 | |
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04-03-2018, 01:37 PM | #8554 |
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04-03-2018, 01:37 PM | #8555 |
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Interesting, I did not know any of that.
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04-03-2018, 02:01 PM | #8556 |
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04-03-2018, 02:23 PM | #8557 |
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04-03-2018, 05:37 PM | #8558 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Austin
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All this talk of pickup truck beds... leads me to this - The futuristic approach to running to Home Depot for wood: The Bollinger B1 Electric - and a 4-door is next - these are really sweet, love the utility! And you can take the back half of the top off, and the doors too... |
04-03-2018, 06:13 PM | #8559 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Streamwood, IL
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But if you look at the older style square bodies, they're actually more squared off on the stepsides
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04-03-2018, 07:13 PM | #8560 |
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^ now that’s a nice looking truck!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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