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10-25-2006, 01:16 PM
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Stepside vs SWB
Hey guys, my first post. There is a ton of great stuff on here! I have a swb 71 C-10 and was thinking of getting a 67 stepside that's for sale in the area. The stepside bed is pretty hammered out, and I was wondering if I could swap a swb bed that I have?
I did a search on the differences of swb vs stepside beds, but didn't come up with anything. Thanks in advance for your help! Last edited by 29od1; 10-25-2006 at 01:17 PM. Reason: spelling error |
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10-25-2006, 01:19 PM
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Re: Stepside vs SWB
Welcome to the board from southern Mississippi. If both are short wheel base (SWB) trucks the beds will interchange no problem between fleet and stepside. However, the rear wiring harness is different between fleet and step, so that will be somthing you make sure gets taken caare of.
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10-25-2006, 01:22 PM
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Re: Stepside vs SWB
i am sure it is a direct swap. since these years had the tank behind the seat and seeing that yours is a SHORTwb it sould swap no problem. the frame is the right leangth and the dementions are the same so it is a direct bolt in and just have to wire the lights. If you had a long bed then there would be a problem or if the 67 was a long stepside but chaces of that are very small
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10-25-2006, 01:26 PM
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Re: Stepside vs SWB
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 SWB is Short Wheel Base. That chassis was available with both Fleetside beds and Stepside beds
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10-25-2006, 01:47 PM
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SWB Stands for Short Wide Bed |
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10-25-2006, 02:37 PM
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10-25-2006, 07:47 PM
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Re: Stepside vs SWB
Kansas must be like Texas, SWB has always been a short wide bed to me, I have to remind myself to call it a fleetside around this place
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10-25-2006, 08:01 PM
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10-25-2006, 08:44 PM
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Re: Stepside vs SWB
I have already seen it all !
years ago I heard it all ! now I have read it all (SWB) short wide bed !  on a camaro site once I saw a 1967 camaro RS/SS being called a SS/RS and a big bunch of posts about it
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10-25-2006, 10:40 PM
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Re: Stepside vs SWB
I grew up calling short fleets "short wides" but SWB does mean short wheel base. But I will always call short fleets "short wides".
Just to clarify SWB=short wheel base
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10-26-2006, 08:01 AM
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10-26-2006, 08:12 AM
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Re: Stepside vs SWB
What if you buy a 72 115" wheel base truck with no bed, what would you call it. Besides a 115" wheel base truck with no bed.
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10-26-2006, 08:55 AM
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10-26-2006, 09:06 AM
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Re: Stepside vs SWB
Thanks guys for your help. All questions answered.
I didn't mean to start a debate on the meaning of SWB, but now that I'm very technically informed, I won't make the mistake again! 
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10-26-2006, 09:30 AM
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Re: Stepside vs SWB
Welcome to the forum 29od1 Unfortunately this is an old debate that rises to the top from time to time. Don't feel like you started anything new.
It seems that some regions of the country always referred to a short bed fleetside as Short Wide Beds , while others used the SWB to designate Short Wheel Base.
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10-26-2006, 09:32 AM
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10-26-2006, 11:53 AM
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Re: Stepside vs SWB
- Is 'CD' a Certificate of Deposit or a Compact Disc?
- Is 'POS' a Piece of **** or Point of Sale? - Is 'POA' Power of Attorney or Piece of Ass? - Is a 'Fudge Packer' someone who works at a Fudge Company or a Homosexual? You extract the intended meaning from its context. Since the OP was comparing Stepside to SWB , I'd assume he was using SWB as Short WIDE. Note my sig. No confusion there.
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10-26-2006, 05:23 PM
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10-27-2006, 09:59 PM
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Re: Stepside vs SWB
We've always called them short-wides or short-steps. Different strokes for different folks.....
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10-27-2006, 10:07 PM
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Re: Stepside vs SWB
I neaver heard the term short wide untill I found this site
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10-27-2006, 10:48 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: Stepside vs SWB
short wide doesn't bug me too much... but SNB looks like an abreveation for snob, pluss, narrow bed just sounds retarded in MY opinion... kinda like NOWS instead of nitrous
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10-27-2006, 11:58 PM
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Re: Stepside vs SWB
GM referred to the Short Wheel Base models as SWB and the Long Wheel Base models as LWB.
Beds were either Fleet or Step, regardless of the wheelbase. If it was good enough for the factory, then it's good enough for me. |
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10-28-2006, 12:00 AM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: Stepside vs SWB
yep...agreed
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10-28-2006, 12:11 AM
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Re: Stepside vs SWB
hey maybe this would be a could time to discuss the difference between a pickup and a truck?!? just kiddin around
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10-28-2006, 02:29 AM
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Re: Stepside vs SWB
My dad would tell you a truck has 3 axles, 10 wheels and a big friggen' diesel engine (not motor).
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