bed ? from long to short bed

[crispy cream]

is it better to cut the bed or get a short bed from another s10 would it be a direct bolt on or whats better

[Tink]

As far as the bed itself, I'd say it would be easier to buy a short bed, unless you have good sheet metal fabrication skills. No, it would not be a direct bolt on to a long box truck as the rear axle sits farther back and the frame is longer... you would have to shorten the frame (moving the rear axle forward) using a Z notch - also requires fabrication skills as well as shorten the driveshaft or buy one for a short box truck.

[manofthehour114]

As far as the bed itself, I'd say it would be easier to buy a short bed, unless you have good sheet metal fabrication skills. No, it would not be a direct bolt on to a long box truck as the rear axle sits farther back and the frame is longer... you would have to shorten the frame (moving the rear axle forward) using a Z notch - also requires fabrication skills as well as shorten the driveshaft or buy one for a short box truck.


In other words... it's probably better to just buy a short bed truck :p

I really like the long bed trucks. You don't see them very often.

[crispy cream]

ok ok sounds like a lot work ill just stick to long bed hahaha thanks anyways

[King_Ice_flash]

The wheel base is different anyways. You would need to shorten frame, driveshaft, brake cables, hoses...

[Mikz86TA]

^ as in more work than its worth

[Tink]

For an S10 yes, but a common thing done on the old 67-72 chevy trucks... I bought a short box for our 69, but haven't gone through shortening the truck yet because it is so useful as a long box.

[spideyjected]

long box FTW!

[crispy cream]

long bed it is
its very useful a lot of things fit in the back thanks guys for everything