standard vs extra cab bed??

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standard vs extra cab bed??
kc tony avatar
kc tony
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i know the wheel well is further back on a standard cab bed but will it bolt directly to an extra cab frame??
crazymikey avatar
crazymikey
+1y
completely different and not compatible without some fab work.
mazdawg(mikey) avatar
mazdawg(mikey)
+1y
you know thats a good question......i wonder if the bed mounts align. thats something to look into. maybe if someone has a standard cab bed lying around they can take some measurements of their bed mounts off of it.
kc tony avatar
kc tony
+1y
i know the beds are only like an inch different in length so i would think at least the front and rear holes might be the same, i could see the middle ones being different due to axle location
sleepyspeed avatar
sleepyspeed
+1y
when I cut my standard cab short bed down, I bolted down the ones in front and behind the axle. so I have 4 bed bolts that line up perfect
kc tony avatar
kc tony
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so you have a shorty bed the and the rear of the rails are gone
sleepyspeed avatar
sleepyspeed
+1y
yeah I cut off about 3 inches of frame
crazymikey avatar
crazymikey
+1y
so really,it's pretty much a bolt on swap? you really only need 4 bolts holding it down,and cutting off 3" off the frame is nothing.

This should start being a more popular mod if it's that simple. I'd do it.
kc tony avatar
kc tony
+1y
im looking more at putting the whole bed on and pushin the axle back to be centered in the bed not make a shorty
speedster93b avatar
speedster93b
+1y
that would look sick. i like the idea of putting a long bed on the ex cab too.