Will long bed fit short bed truck?

83beater · 01-07-2006, 09:31 AM

I'm buying an 83 4x4 (short bed)today. The bed is no good. I did find a long bed-box for sale. Will it fit? The extra length appears to behind the rear wheels so it seems as though it should.

kyle_22r · 01-07-2006, 11:14 AM

nope, not without modification. the wheelbase is longer on the longbed pickup, so you'd have to bob the front half of the bed to even make it fit. then you'd be left with a huge overhang.

83beater · 01-07-2006, 02:07 PM

Dang, that figures. I'll have to post a picture of it. It may be the ugliest 83 around.

Flamedx4 · 01-07-2006, 05:41 PM

Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder...

83beater · 01-10-2006, 01:36 PM

I should also ask, will a short box from 79, 80,. 81 and 82 fit my 83?

kyle_22r · 01-10-2006, 03:43 PM

all beds will swap from '79-83 at least, as long as you have the correct wheelbase(short bed, long bed etc)

01-07-2006, 09:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
83beater Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 33	Will long bed fit short bed truck? I'm buying an 83 4x4 (short bed)today. The bed is no good. I did find a long bed-box for sale. Will it fit? The extra length appears to behind the rear wheels so it seems as though it should.

01-07-2006, 11:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
kyle_22r Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lacey, WA Posts: 3,991	nope, not without modification. the wheelbase is longer on the longbed pickup, so you'd have to bob the front half of the bed to even make it fit. then you'd be left with a huge overhang. __________________ 1998 tacoma, 3RZ-FE, 5 speed, 30x9.5R15 M/Ts past toys: 1984 4x2 1979 4x4 1991 4x4

01-07-2006, 05:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Flamedx4 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: 100 miles offshore as much as possible, & Springfield Oregon USA Posts: 3,286	Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder... __________________ All my Yotas are gone. Stuff to sell: http://www.yotatech.com/showthread.p...39#post1009839 -Phil

01-10-2006, 03:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
kyle_22r Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lacey, WA Posts: 3,991	all beds will swap from '79-83 at least, as long as you have the correct wheelbase(short bed, long bed etc) __________________ 1998 tacoma, 3RZ-FE, 5 speed, 30x9.5R15 M/Ts past toys: 1984 4x2 1979 4x4 1991 4x4

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01-07-2006, 02:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
83beater Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 33	Dang, that figures. I'll have to post a picture of it. It may be the ugliest 83 around.

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83beater Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 33	I should also ask, will a short box from 79, 80,. 81 and 82 fit my 83?

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