Wood Floor Bed Question

[73737373]

On a metal floor bed, at the front end (lower) of the rear wheel opening, there's a metal support rod that attaches from the fender to one of the cross members under the bed. Is there the same for a wood floor bed? I tried lining up a support from a metal bed, but was unable to find any predrilled (factory) hole. Are the support rods unique to wood floor beds? Thanks.

[sboris]

I dont for sure know the differences, height maybe, but my wood bed has the same brace. I do know that some of those pre punched holes on the side of the bed support for those braces are on each end, but one side only if that makes sense. Meaning on mine i needed to flip the support to the opposite direction for holes to line up.
Maybe not your case, but thats what i ran into. Hope that helps

[73737373]

I think the rods are unique to each side, but are easy enough to modify. Maybe the lengths on them are different between wood/metal beds. I loosely attached one rod to the hole on the bedside and swung an arc w/the opposite end of the rod and could not find a place where it would connect (thinking that there'd be a factory drilled hole).

Maybe someone will post a pic.

[sboris]

Yeah, was just thinking you had the bed apart and a cross sill was flipped maybe. Holes were there on mine, just on the opposite side of the sill. I had to flip it.

[73737373]

Well, that was one place I did not look. Will check it out tonite after work. Sunny and 72 here in OK today. Wonder what's it doing for the boys back east? I grew up in MA and forgot how to use a snow shovel 33 years ago when I came to OK!!

[old72bradley]

I was thinking about swapping my metal bed to a wood bed, can you tell me what all nees to be changed out on the bed.

[68bowtie]

wood beds have the same suppport bar, they bolt to the floor cross brace. all the braces have the same holes, and yep they're only on one side of each brace.

to swap from metal to wood you need a new header panel and all the floor braces including the rear brace that's tack welded to the bedsides. that's it!

[old72bradley]

I was thinking about swapping my metal bed to a wood bed, can you tell me what all nees to be changed out on the bed.

[old72bradley]

Thanks for the info on the wood floor . Could anyone recommend a good wood floor kit with stainless strips and oak wood .

[old72bradley]

I was thinking about swapping my metal bed to a wood bed, can you tell me what all nees to be changed out on the bed.

[FirstOwner69]

Originally Posted by old72bradley

Thanks for the info on the wood floor . Could anyone recommend a good wood floor kit with stainless strips and oak wood .

This Mar-K link should provide everything for a long bed conversion but the wood, skid strips and associated hardware which they sell separately. Short bed kits are also available. Click "wood bed conversion kit" on the left side. http://www.mar-k.com/Catalog/catalog.aspx

[old72bradley]

Thanks for information on bed kit .

[custom1970]

You could always go wood over the metal... Several posts out there. I did a few year ago.