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Stepside or Fleetside
building a little bagged truck and was originally going stepside cause thats what i had and no one builds them.. but the stepside bed has seen better days and i have a 67 with a really good fleet on it. i also have a 88-98 stepside bed thats good as well.. what would you guys do....
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
stepside. but Im prejudice
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
stepside but not the new one they look dumb!
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
x3 on original. Calling those newer ones a step side is a joke. Flare side is more like it.
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
I've always liked a stepside truck, and I've had a number of them. But, for overall better looks and cleaner lines to show off a great paint job, you can't beat the fleetside trucks.
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
Original stepside.....
However you cant go wrong with a fleetside..
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
Stepside! But with the original bed
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
ok, i'll be the oddball and go with the "common" fleetside....
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
I agree the stepper is cool (original) cheers, Pat
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
Cant go wrong with original stepside
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
If your stepper bed is shot and your on a budget then I would use the fleet side.But you are going to have side markers on the front and none on the rear.You could add the back markers and call it a 68,or delete the front and call it a 67.If you have the funds,repair your step bed or find a replacement.Pls don't use the late model step bed.$.02
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
yeah i didnt mean it that way im looking to sell the 67 but i could put the newer one on it and send it down the road and have two beds and with a little help from friends switch them out on weekends haha
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
Fleetside beds will allow you to go lower.
Not much height to the rear stepside fenders.
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
Lower than what? I vote stepside.
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
Aren't the top of stepside fenders higher than the top of fleetside wheel wells?
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
I like fleets. But that's just me.
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
Original stepper of course
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
its such a hard decision for me i want both.. im being greedy
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
fleet, sorry but steps look dis-proportional. only step side i like is 68stepbed with his dark blue truck, it looks good, but fleets are awesome. besides, steps are just a waste of good usable bed space or good looking bed wood.
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
Depends on the usage. Step side trucks have a few key advantages not afforded to fleetsides.
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
Like easier to swap your fenders/bedsides ..
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
That, and this:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...8&postcount=28
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
I use mine most every day and it was a stepside when i bought it and i also use it to pull my boat. Then i bought a fleet and really liked the way it looked.
After going to the lake a few times with the fleetside i changed back to the stepside. With the step you can back down the boat ramp till the back bumper is in the water and step over into the bed walk back and step over into the boat and never get your feet wet. The only thing about a stepside is everytime you go somewhere some one wants to buy your truck. Steppers are classic i'll never go back ![]()
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