08-12-2008, 10:33 PM | #1 |
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Stepside or Fleetside
I have a stepside currently, and was thinking of changing to fleetside, what do you guys think about it? Should I keep it or change it? And its going on a 70 gmc shorty. Could you show me some pictures of both types of beds to help me decide.
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08-12-2008, 11:08 PM | #2 |
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
I like the step-sides best, especially in the short wheel base version.
I have two step-sides a '71 daily driver that we just replaced the fleet-side with a step-side and '67 project. Here are some pictures. The first one is of the '71 lwb fleet-side, the second one is of the '71 with a step-side and the third one is of my '67 hybrid project. The '67 is hybrid because it is made up of parts from 5 different year trucks. Danny
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
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You'll get a lot of opinions on this. Some will scream that fleetsides are better and some will scream that stepsides are better. Of course the stepside guys are wrong, they just don't know it! Here's short fleet GMC's for ya!
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08-12-2008, 11:15 PM | #4 |
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
nuff said!!!!
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08-12-2008, 11:24 PM | #5 |
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
I gotta be fair though, Tim Christian's GMC stepper is a sexy beast!
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08-12-2008, 11:28 PM | #6 |
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
you need to close your eyes, and picture what direction you want to go with your rig. They can both look great, and they can both look like crap.
There is no wrong answer here. Well... while there is no wrong answer... the right answer is stepside. |
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I prefer fleet, but if I were you, I'd keep it as a stepside. Keep it the way the GM gods wanted it
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08-12-2008, 11:55 PM | #8 |
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Well, the last time I couldn't decide, I went with both!
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08-13-2008, 12:07 AM | #9 |
its all about the +6 inches
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I still want to do that on my longhorn
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
Go fleetside, I want your stepper.
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08-13-2008, 10:36 AM | #11 |
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
if longbed, go fleetside.
if shortbed, go stepside. if shortbed, but using it as a truck, either go flatbed or fleetside. i am partial to stepsides, myself.
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08-13-2008, 11:01 AM | #12 |
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
I have a stepside that's done, but I want to put this on it:
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You ought to make a trailer out of your stepside bed after you complete the fleetside conversion............
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
For a driver I like the stepside best.For a hauler the fleet is a better choise.They both look good.
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
I plan on it
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I like the stepsides most. I can't remember who told me this but when you look at a stepside from above it has the shape of a woman. The space between the cab and rear fenders is the waist and the rear fenders are the hips.
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Tim's stepside is one of the nicest I've seen. It made me want to add a GMC to my collection...
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I personally think the boxier front ends of the 69-72 years look better in fleetside and the 67-68's better in stepsides. I really just like em all.
Here is my stepper for reference though.
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FLEETS ARE NEAT!!!
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
Fleetside all the way! Nothin' wrong with the stepper, but from where I'm sittin'- a step bed belongs on an A.D. or 55-59 era truck. The whole feel of the 67-72 body style was smooth and streamlined. To slap some clunky throw-back from 1956 on there is not keeping in step with the spirit of the body style.
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08-14-2008, 09:45 PM | #21 |
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
stepsides are better.
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fleet
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
step
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08-14-2008, 10:10 PM | #24 |
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For every person that runs a step bed, that's one more fleet I have a chance at.
But seriously, don't listen to anything we say, look at the pics and decide which YOU like best.
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Re: Stepside or Fleetside
cant beat this
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