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xpickup · 07-07-2011, 08:12 AM

54chevytruck, I think that the 1954 tailgate is around 50 1/2 inches. If it is a factory bed the tailgate fits back in the bed. The bed has a step in it. I think it is a 1/2 inch in and about 2 inches from the back edge. The edges on the 54 gate are both the same (front and back). On a 53 and older gates the outside edge is wider than the inside edge that way the bed is sealed off. The bed has not step in it.

Shannon

07-07-2011, 08:12 AM	#4
xpickup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: York, Pa. Posts: 1,386	Re: chevy stepside tailgate question 54chevytruck, I think that the 1954 tailgate is around 50 1/2 inches. If it is a factory bed the tailgate fits back in the bed. The bed has a step in it. I think it is a 1/2 inch in and about 2 inches from the back edge. The edges on the 54 gate are both the same (front and back). On a 53 and older gates the outside edge is wider than the inside edge that way the bed is sealed off. The bed has not step in it. Shannon