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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Brakes, Frame, Steering & Suspension => Topic started by: 06gsxrman1000 on August 15, 2008, 10:42:53 am

Title: frame width
Post by: 06gsxrman1000 on August 15, 2008, 10:42:53 am

i am at work looking for beds on craigslist and i forgot to messure the width of the frame rails of my 87 k3500 dually. if anyone knows please post the size i cant find it on the internet
thanks

Title: Re: frame width
Post by: Blazin on August 15, 2008, 10:55:10 pm

Don't know the measurement off hand! Why does it matter? If you are looking for a bed for your dually then you need to get a dually bed. Or a pickup bed, cut the wheel arch's out, modify them to mount dually fiberglass fenders to it! All the frames are the same width.

Title: Re: frame width
Post by: Dragon on August 18, 2008, 01:38:26 am

Quote from: Blazin on August 15, 2008, 10:55:10 pm

Don't know the measurement off hand! Why does it matter? If you are looking for a bed for your dually then you need to get a dually bed. Or a pickup bed, cut the wheel arch's out, modify them to mount dually fiberglass fenders to it! All the frames are the same width.

I want to say for the most part, Stepsides were the same frame width as well, but were mostly SWB lengths.... Ofcourse you could also get a LWB Step, if you checked the right box(es)....

Title: Re: frame width
Post by: Blazin on August 18, 2008, 07:58:58 am

A step side bed would leave the outside tires exposed by a few inches.

Title: Re: frame width
Post by: Captkaos on August 19, 2008, 11:47:22 am

Just look for a 81-87 or 88-91 R/V dually bed, they were all the same (pre 80's were mounted in different locations)