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Longhorn Man · 10-08-2010, 05:55 PM

A regular 8 foot bed won't fit your new truck.
The one tons all came in a 133 inch wheelbase, or a 156 inch. A normal 8 foot bed truck has a wheelbase of 127 inches.
You could get a 9 foot stepside bed, or an 8 1/2 foot longhorn bed. Neither will be too easy to get your hands on. They'd probably be inexpensive since the one tons are usually bought for parts, but still, not real easy.
If you got lucky and located a bed, then you'll discover the rear axle in your C/30 is a narrow axle, and it doesn't kick the wheels out like a daully pick up does. To make a bed work, you'd have to widen the inner wheel wells, and then the outer tire would be right under the fender lip, making lowering the truck interesting. You could cut the bedside off, then fab an extention or fender a few inches out, but that'd end up looking kinda funny. Most people (myself included) would opt for a later rear end (you'll be able to get good gearing and actually find brake parts) like a 14 bolt GM unit out of a daully and then use stepside fenders modified and mounted on the fleetside bed. If done right it can look bad-a and the lines look right too.

10-08-2010, 05:55 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: 1972 C30 help A regular 8 foot bed won't fit your new truck. The one tons all came in a 133 inch wheelbase, or a 156 inch. A normal 8 foot bed truck has a wheelbase of 127 inches. You could get a 9 foot stepside bed, or an 8 1/2 foot longhorn bed. Neither will be too easy to get your hands on. They'd probably be inexpensive since the one tons are usually bought for parts, but still, not real easy. If you got lucky and located a bed, then you'll discover the rear axle in your C/30 is a narrow axle, and it doesn't kick the wheels out like a daully pick up does. To make a bed work, you'd have to widen the inner wheel wells, and then the outer tire would be right under the fender lip, making lowering the truck interesting. You could cut the bedside off, then fab an extention or fender a few inches out, but that'd end up looking kinda funny. Most people (myself included) would opt for a later rear end (you'll be able to get good gearing and actually find brake parts) like a 14 bolt GM unit out of a daully and then use stepside fenders modified and mounted on the fleetside bed. If done right it can look bad-a and the lines look right too.