Shortbeds?

[hath]

Hi guys, I'm new to the board but I've got a question. I'm looking for a shortbed chevy (2 x 4) or (4 x 4), aside from the C10, are there any other shortbeds (non-stepside)?

[SS Tim]

Funny we just had something on this the other day. Basically it boils down to what everyone usually considers a shortbed is the short wheelbase 115" SWB pickup with a 6 1/2' bed. Blazers have a shorter bed at 5 1/2' and are sometime equiped with a rare half cab. The there is the long wheelbase 127" LWB 8' bed trucks found on C10 and C20s. To complicate further we have Longhorns with longer beds at 8 1/2' on 133" wheelbase 1 ton chassis rated as C20 or C30. If that is not enough there is a 9' stepside as well.

Welcome to the board!

[weever82]

Originally Posted by SS Tim

Funny we just had something on this the other day. Basically it boils down to what everyone usually considers a shortbed is the short wheelbase 115" SWB pickup with a 6 1/2' bed. Blazers have a shorter bed at 5 1/2' and are sometime equiped with a rare half cab. The there is the long wheelbase 127" LWB 8' bed trucks found on C10 and C20s. To complicate further we have Longhorns with longer beds at 8 1/2' on 133" wheelbase 1 ton chassis rated as C20 or C30. If that is not enough there is a 9' stepside as well.

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That didn't sound to confusing at all...

Weev-

[SS Tim]

Relative sizes. Shortest, Short, Long, Longhorn, Longest.

[Mister-B]

Originally Posted by SS Tim

Relative sizes. Shortest, Short, Long, Longhorn, Longest.

This is helpful. No wonder when I see some of these pics of long beds on the forum, they seem longer than my truck.

So, is my truck the size of that yellow one you posted? It's a c20 btw


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[SS Tim]

Yes, your C20 is a regular longbed LWB truck with a 127" wheelbase, like the yellow truck. The Longhorns had a section grafted onto the front of the bed sides and left the stake pockets in the 8' bed position. In fact if you want to post a picture of your SPID I will be happy to decode it for you. Block out the last six digits of the VIN number on the top left if you want, as they are the actual serial number.
Didn't mean to confuse people but sometimes its fun to put accepted norms in a relative light. How short is short and how far does long go?

[Mister-B]

Originally Posted by SS Tim

Yes, your C20 is a regular longbed LWB truck with a 127" wheelbase, like the yellow truck. The Longhorns had a section grafted onto the front of the bed sides and left the stake pockets in the 8' bed position. In fact if you want to post a picture of your SPID I will be happy to decode it for you. Block out the last six digits of the VIN number on the top left if you want, as they are the actual serial number.
Didn't mean to confuse people but sometimes its fun to put accepted norms in a relative light. How short is short and how far does long go?

Thanks. Here's a snapshot of the sticker in be glovebox. It's a little hard to read, but I was actually able to make it easier to read than with the human eye


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[67ChevyRedneck]

The most simple answer is no. C20's on up were only longbeds or longer (longhorns). There are shortbed 3/4 tons, etc out there, but they were converted to a shortbed by someone at somepoint. So they do exist, but not from GM. I guess you want a 3/4 ton shortbed, is that why you're asking?

[special-K]

A shortbed C/30 is the same wheelbase as the longest C/20...133" WB

Actually this is "longest":

[SS Tim]

OK, Tim, Yes there were other longer wheelbases. :-) But in 67-72 the 133" was the longest wheelbase pickup offered, 8 1/2' was the longest Fleetside bed offered and 9' Stepside was the longest bed offered. Both the 8 1/2' and the 9' were on the same 133" wheelbase!

However I am still kicking around a 10' bed / 157"WB 4x4 pickup idea. It would haul a dog box or a 10' Alaskan within the bed.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by SS Tim

OK, Tim, Yes there were other longer wheelbases. :-) But in 67-72 the 133" was the longest wheelbase pickup offered, 8 1/2' was the longest Fleetside bed offered and 9' Stepside was the longest bed offered. Both the 8 1/2' and the 9' were on the same 133" wheelbase!...

That's all correct,but I was responding to the original poster's question. He asked about shortbeds other than C/10s and never actually specified "pickups",just non-Stepside. People forget that 10-30 series are all in one group and my point was to not leave out the C/30s. They came in short & long. GM never referred to "longbed" or "shortbed". They referred to "wheelbase".

Originally Posted by hath

Hi guys, I'm new to the board but I've got a question. I'm looking for a shortbed chevy (2 x 4) or (4 x 4), aside from the C10, are there any other shortbeds (non-stepside)?

Originally Posted by special-K

A shortbed C/30 is the same wheelbase as the longest C/20...133" WB

Actually this is "longest":

[SS Tim]

Tim, You win! :-) 157s are the longest and you have one as I remember.

[cdowns]

if you are lookin to buy a shortbed truck

do yourself a favor and crawl under it and LOOK// there are a large amount of cutdown longbeds being sold as shorties some good most bad// to me a cutdown longbed is not worth the same money a factory short is

[pat 70/71]

Originally Posted by cdowns

if you are lookin to buy a shortbed truck

do yourself a favor and crawl under it and LOOK// there are a large amount of cutdown longbeds being sold as shorties some good most bad// to me a cutdown longbed is not worth the same money a factory short is

This is good advise, you really need to check the truck out. some less than honest types push the cut downs as originals and thats just (in my opinion) wrong. I cut a long bed down to a shortie because I like the proportions of a short bed visually and I would never try to hide that fact or, bs a buyer. cheers, Pat