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Offline Josh454

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LWB vs SWB Bed
« on: December 28, 2009, 01:29:32 pm »
Hi all,

Just wanting to confirm on the sheetmetal portion. Looking at the pics, it looks as though the LWB bed is longer both BEFORE and AFTER the tires?

The frame looks like the easy part...   :)
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Offline 85-bowtie

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Re: LWB vs SWB Bed
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2009, 02:26:41 pm »
Yes the bed is longer both before and after the wheel wells.
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Re: LWB vs SWB Bed
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2009, 02:57:32 pm »
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Re: LWB vs SWB Bed
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2009, 04:38:51 pm »
Vile didn't convert the bed, he built a SWB bed from parts.
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Re: LWB vs SWB Bed
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2009, 04:48:12 pm »
ya, in fact just look at these 2 pics



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Offline 1HI4x4

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Re: LWB vs SWB Bed
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2009, 05:24:51 pm »
If you are intending to take a long bed and make it a short bed, it will be alot harder than the frame cuts. I would seriously be looking for a bed that was born a short bed.
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Re: LWB vs SWB Bed
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2009, 11:22:52 am »
Yeah good point.  The more I thought about ruining a completely rust free longbed, the more I thought it would be wise to put that money towards a short bed.  

Thanks all for the guidance!!
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