Stepside bed damage

[90chevstepside]

Nice. Well post some pics of it when you get it.


As far as weight, I have no clue whatsoever sorry, don't know that one.

 

[vipergtrdj]

haha no problem. The seller is going to shoot me some pictures tomorrow of it. All I have of it right now is the following one -

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Sorry picture is so small - its from craigslist. The only problem is the shackles rusted away and the rear leaf spring made a hole in the bed floor. My fleetside bed did the same thing, and the holes are still there ..... so that is not a big problem for me.

 

[LoudnLifted88]

wow - that looks amazing. How much of a weight difference is a step side vs fleet side?

thanks and im pretty sure the stepside is lighter then the fleet size but idk the actual weight

 

[90chevstepside]

Bed looks good, and it's already got the trim removed so that'll save a little time on tear down!

 

[vipergtrdj]

Sorry I havent gotten on to post pictures. I picked it up last weekend, then got hit with a nasty cold so I have been sick all week. The bed was in much better shape then I thought it would be, some of the supports underneath were the bolts screw into the bed were rusted away (which is nothing a piece of metal, welder, and a tap set can't fix). For $100 I am very happy ..... pictures follow ..

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[vipergtrdj]

As you can see, the only bad damage is the small holes were the leaf springs came through (which the metal is still solid so I may bend back into place and weld a plate underneath it for support). The front where the fiberglass is rubbed against is where the bed was riding on the cab. The truck had a broken frame, but it does not look as bad in person as in the picture.

 

[LoudnLifted88]

looks like a good body thats a easy fix just make sure you take care of that rust on the top lip its a common spot for these bodys to rot there

 

[vipergtrdj]

looks like a good body thats a easy fix just make sure you take care of that rust on the top lip its a common spot for these bodys to rot there

Good to know. Right now it is just surface rust but I plan on fixing it before I put the bed on the truck. I am also doing a body lift when I swap the bed over.

 

[LoudnLifted88]

Good to know. Right now it is just surface rust but I plan on fixing it before I put the bed on the truck. I am also doing a body lift when I swap the bed over.

sounds like a good plan and i see a lot of stepside bodys in this area that rot out right on top the where the fiber glass meets the metal and about 3-4 inches down from the top lip on the inside

 

[vipergtrdj]

sounds like a good plan and i see a lot of stepside bodys in this area that rot out right on top the where the fiber glass meets the metal and about 3-4 inches down from the top lip on the inside

Is there anyway to prevent this from happening again in the future? or what is a recommended step to fix this?