ok so most of uk that i just cut my bed off of my truck so i found a step side bed off of a 98 ranger for 250 and i was thinking of mounting it on my toyota what do u guys think heres some pics of my truck and the ranger with the stepside im gunna use

a bed like this one



and heres mt truck what u think thanks

 

looks like the filler tube is going to be on the wrong side. yes?

 

that would be... different... but I don't know if I would want to put Ford parts on my Toyota, lol. I guess as long as it's just body panels, then fine.

There would be quite a bit of work involved more than likely; gas-fillup is on the wrong side and the wiring is gunna be fun. Not sure how that would look though; I mean the body lines through the center on each are kinda similar, but it may look funny if you don't get them lined up even with each other.

I'd get a photoshop guru to crop the bed onto your truck first before going through all that trouble to find out you don't like the way it looks.

 

Trust me when I say this: It will not fit right and you will be trying to figure out how to make it even look decent.

 

The wiring would probably not be a big problem since the donor 'ranger' is a mazda thing with separate turn / brake lights.
The fuel fill may be a problem since the toyo lands about where the ranger wheel well is transitioning from away-from-frame to parallel to the frame (where the flare is). Some creative hose-running and such could fix that....

hate to say, I think the ranger step side is more work than it's worth, either asthetically or otherwise.

I'd rather see you fit a flatbed on top of, and as wide as, the frame and flare out some fenders around your wheels- old school chevy style.

 

im not really worried about that i was gunna put a fuel cell in the bed anyway

 

I'd rather see you fit a flatbed on top of, and as wide as, the frame and flare out some fenders around your wheels- old school chevy style.
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that would be cool but i dont have the money or skills to do that

 

so now we're back to no bed, mud flaps and dually, right?


like I said, I know some people that could make you a great camping trailer, 5th wheel style, to pull up to the campgrounds....

 

ive been thinking aout that i have found a old toyota box truck for 500 with a dually rearend witch would be sweet but the rear end is blown in it and idk what i would do with the rest after i took it out maybe scrap it and get some cash for it

 

rustedyota mkII

 

what do u mean by that?

 

just making a play on your 'name'- 93rustedyota
so the old box truck could be rustedyota mkII (mark 2)

 

ooo ok but what do u guys think about putting some mud tires on the dually rims lol

 

I have actually seen pictures of an 89 model that had a Ranger Sport stepside bed on it. It definitely looked different. If I remember right, the Ranger bed is about 1.5" wider on each side. You may want to check on that just to be sure, though.

 

do u recall were u saw them do u have a link thanks

 

i am trying to find the link. I ran across it when I was looking for my current ride about a year or so ago. I will definitely post it up if I find it.

 

ok thanks

 

more work than its worth. Im a auto body tech and its gonna be tough to get the middle body line to look even half way decent. nothing is gonna line up right. Youd have to get creative and maybe to some welding/home made bed mounts etc to get it to look ok. I say go for the flat bed look...more usefull too

 

ya but the thing is the ranger bed is made out of fiberglass and wont rot and i dont care if the body lines match up its a truck that im gunna take in the woods and get a cheap maco job done on it doesnt matter what it looks like i just want a bed thats not gunna rot out like my old one did and theres a old 87 toyota pickup around me with a step side on it and i think it looks awsome so i wanted to do it to myn + im putting 35's on this beast soon with a 2inch body lift and some suspension mods

 

Just wait till you do it, then you will see what the rest of us are talking about.