73-87chevytrucks.com

73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: magnum97 on December 21, 2006, 11:17:00 pm

Title: Difference in Fleetside/Wideside and Stepside/Fenderside?
Post by: magnum97 on December 21, 2006, 11:17:00 pm

Can anyone please tell me the difference between Fleetside/Wideside and Stepside/Fenderside?
(if there are distinguishing pictures they would also be appreciated if possible)
Out of all of the above mentioned I only know what a Stepside looks like, what are the other ones?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Difference in Fleetside/Wideside and Stepside/Fenderside
Post by: Blazin on December 22, 2006, 11:30:00 pm

A fleetside has the same body lines contor as the cab, and stepside has a little step type thing in front of rounded fenders on a vertical sided cargo box.  

Title: Re: Difference in Fleetside/Wideside and Stepside/Fenderside
Post by: magnum97 on December 22, 2006, 11:34:00 pm

So Fleetside and Wideside are the same thing? and Stepside/Fenderside are the same thing?

Title: Re: Difference in Fleetside/Wideside and Stepside/Fenderside
Post by: Blazin on December 23, 2006, 07:31:00 am

I guess you could say that. I have been fooling around with these trucks since 86 and had never heard the terms wide side or fender side until a year or two ago in here.

Title: Re: Difference in Fleetside/Wideside and Stepside/Fenderside
Post by: magnum97 on December 23, 2006, 08:25:00 am

Good enough for me, thanks man

Title: Re: Difference in Fleetside/Wideside and Stepside/Fenderside
Post by: roundedline on January 03, 2007, 01:33:00 pm

The are the same terms.  
GMC used Wideside and Fenderside, Chevy used Fleetside and Stepside.

Chris Lucas
www.73-87chevytrucks.com
www.captkaoscustoms.com
Project Su
Jimmy 2WD Project