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How hard and what needs to be done to swap a short bed onto a long bed truck
I'm looking at this rig, I will be plowing with it, and like a short bed like on the 1500 I plow with now, just wondering how much estimated cost would be to swap the beds? I'm guessing I have to find a donor bed, and chop the frame down to fit the short bed, but aren't the gears different too?
I'm looking at this rig, I will be plowing with it, and like a short bed like on the 1500 I plow with now, just wondering how much estimated cost would be to swap the beds? I'm guessing I have to find a donor bed, and chop the frame down to fit the short bed, but aren't the gears different too?
i cant imagine why u would want to chop up a beautiful truck like that..why not just drive the thing
__________________ 2006 lbz black ECSB 6 speed allison auto-manual trans
Edge EVO RACE CS , Mbrp 4 inch turbo back with 5inch tip, Recon led cab lights, 285/75/16 BFG AT, Lowrance GPS unit, EGR blocked, full synthetic 15-40 rottlela
I know some guys that plow with crew cab duallys, why do you think you can't plow with it the way it is. You'll get used to the long bed.
__________________ 05 2500 Crew Cab short bed 4X4, 285-75-16 tires, 4 inch turbo back exhaust, egr blocker plate, air dog fuel system, killerbee's IOH kit
From watching on trucks, it isnt that easy of a conversion as you have to chop the frame near or under the cab and not the end. Then you will also need to do a shorter driveshaft, change the exhaust, new brake lines....the list goes on. Gears are the same..i dont know why they would be different.
__________________ 2004 GMC 2500HD D/A CC Carbon Metallic w/ LB7
4" turbo back MBRP exhaust, Cognito UCAs & HD tierods
TST Powermax Programmer, Diablosport Predator
285/75-16 BFG T/A KOs, Eagle Alloys Series 187
Clifford 2 way remote start, High Idle, Bilstein 5100s, 1.5" lift blocks
AFE Magnum Force Stage 2 Proguard 7 intake Waiting install:Rancho Steering stabilizer....all thanks to NorCal Truck
I do condos and plowing space is tight not to mention the idiots who park on both sides of the street, I'd like to make it a race truck if I don't plow with it, idk I just like the look of a rc/sb there's a guy here in mi who has a psd 6.0 with a rc/sb looks sick
That's the problem they don't make sc/sb dmax and I want a dmax dammit, the rc are so much cheaper then the cc/ec's if I could find a ec sb with 50k miles lbz for $20k i'd be all over it, the price of trucks is gonna rise for winter so I'll have to wait till next year if I can't find nothing in my range
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I'm looking at this rig, I will be plowing with it, and like a short bed like on the 1500 I plow with now, just wondering how much estimated cost would be to swap the beds? I'm guessing I have to find a donor bed, and chop the frame down to fit the short bed, but aren't the gears different too?
, Mbrp 4 inch turbo back with 5inch tip, Recon led cab lights, 285/75/16 BFG AT, Lowrance GPS unit, EGR blocked, full synthetic 15-40 rottlela
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