Stepside frame to bottom fender measurement please.... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

locab36 · 01-14-2009, 08:36 PM

I'm going to get my stepside bed this friday. I'm building a wood frame for it to sit on while on my trailer. My trailer has 12" sides and I believe the stepside fenders will hit my fenders if I don't build the wood frame tall enough. I was wondering if someone could tell me the distance from the bottom of the bed cross sill where it sits on the frame and the bottom of the rear fender. Doesn't have to be exact just close. thanks for any help.

John

willett · 01-14-2009, 11:33 PM

dunnage and ratchet straps?

chrismoore701 · 01-14-2009, 11:40 PM

What about blankets and hauling it upside down

locab36 · 01-14-2009, 11:52 PM

The wood frame I will build will also serve as storage for the fleetside once removed. I have some caster wheels that I will attach for ease of movement. Thought about upside down. I have seen several hauled that way. Problem is I don't have enough help to flip it back over once home w/out damaging it. I do have a cherry picker that I can use to remove the bed and move from trailer to truck. so upside right is the best choice. 12" siderails on the trailer. I would imagine that there can't be more that 16" between the bottom of the cross sill and the bottom of the fender but want to make sure as this will probably be used to transport the fleetside down to my brothers. Still be strapping it down and screwing it to the floor of the trailer. Trailer has snow and ice on it so it has to be secure.

John

tgh117 · 01-15-2009, 12:18 PM

I put 14" cinder blocks under mine between the rails and the trailer deck and I just barely cleared the bottom of the fenders, maybe 2" or so. So if you go with something around 16" you should be fine. I have included a pic to give you an idea of how I had it for transport.

chrismoore701 · 01-15-2009, 10:55 PM

just leave that bed on the trailer and I will be by to pick it up this weekend. looks nice

Chris

locab36 · 01-16-2009, 09:07 PM

Thanks for all the help. I built or overbuilt what will be a dolly that I and the painter will use on the bed. I could have made it shorter by about 8" but I believe it will be at a good height for when they paint prep. Got it home w/out problem but it was like hauling a parachute down the road. I will get my old 36 chevy project truck out of the garage and into storage where the 86 is. I'll be working on the 86 the next couple of weeks before it goes to paint.

John

tgh117 · 01-18-2009, 12:13 AM

Wow that bed looks nice from what I can see. At least you got it home in once piece. I also had a dolly that I had built to move mine around the garage, worked out well.

Chris you wouldn't have wanted the bed. It looked real nice until I tore it apart, turned out it needed both bed sides and both fenders, and its not on the trailer anymore, its back onto the truck, so you can't stop and get it.

01-14-2009, 08:36 PM	#1
locab36 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 265	Stepside frame to bottom fender measurement please.... I'm going to get my stepside bed this friday. I'm building a wood frame for it to sit on while on my trailer. My trailer has 12" sides and I believe the stepside fenders will hit my fenders if I don't build the wood frame tall enough. I was wondering if someone could tell me the distance from the bottom of the bed cross sill where it sits on the frame and the bottom of the rear fender. Doesn't have to be exact just close. thanks for any help. John __________________ Locab36 1936 low cab 1/2 ton 1956 BMW R25/3 1968 Moto Guzzi V7 1969 BMW R100/2 1986 Silverado SWB 2007 Harley FLHTP 2011 GMC SWB 4x4 Z71 http://www.flickr.com/photos/locab36...7623329816080/ Last edited by locab36; 01-14-2009 at 08:37 PM.

01-14-2009, 11:33 PM	#2
willett Another Day, Another Dollar Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,316	Re: Stepside frame to bottom fender measurement please.... dunnage and ratchet straps? __________________ -78 K20 Cheyenne 454 long box, 4" lift, 35" MT's, '84 cab, '80 box "its hip to be square"

01-14-2009, 11:40 PM	#3
chrismoore701 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Highland, IN Posts: 2,326	Re: Stepside frame to bottom fender measurement please.... What about blankets and hauling it upside down Last edited by chrismoore701; 01-14-2009 at 11:40 PM.

01-14-2009, 11:52 PM	#4
locab36 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 265	Re: Stepside frame to bottom fender measurement please.... The wood frame I will build will also serve as storage for the fleetside once removed. I have some caster wheels that I will attach for ease of movement. Thought about upside down. I have seen several hauled that way. Problem is I don't have enough help to flip it back over once home w/out damaging it. I do have a cherry picker that I can use to remove the bed and move from trailer to truck. so upside right is the best choice. 12" siderails on the trailer. I would imagine that there can't be more that 16" between the bottom of the cross sill and the bottom of the fender but want to make sure as this will probably be used to transport the fleetside down to my brothers. Still be strapping it down and screwing it to the floor of the trailer. Trailer has snow and ice on it so it has to be secure. John __________________ Locab36 1936 low cab 1/2 ton 1956 BMW R25/3 1968 Moto Guzzi V7 1969 BMW R100/2 1986 Silverado SWB 2007 Harley FLHTP 2011 GMC SWB 4x4 Z71 http://www.flickr.com/photos/locab36...7623329816080/

01-15-2009, 12:18 PM	#5
tgh117 Crazy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Emmaus, Pa Posts: 203	Re: Stepside frame to bottom fender measurement please.... I put 14" cinder blocks under mine between the rails and the trailer deck and I just barely cleared the bottom of the fenders, maybe 2" or so. So if you go with something around 16" you should be fine. I have included a pic to give you an idea of how I had it for transport. Attached Images __________________ 77 SB Stepside in a bunch of pieces scattered around the garage.

01-15-2009, 10:55 PM	#6
chrismoore701 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Highland, IN Posts: 2,326	Re: Stepside frame to bottom fender measurement please.... just leave that bed on the trailer and I will be by to pick it up this weekend. looks nice Chris

01-16-2009, 09:07 PM	#7
locab36 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 265	Re: Stepside frame to bottom fender measurement please.... Thanks for all the help. I built or overbuilt what will be a dolly that I and the painter will use on the bed. I could have made it shorter by about 8" but I believe it will be at a good height for when they paint prep. Got it home w/out problem but it was like hauling a parachute down the road. I will get my old 36 chevy project truck out of the garage and into storage where the 86 is. I'll be working on the 86 the next couple of weeks before it goes to paint. John Attached Images __________________ Locab36 1936 low cab 1/2 ton 1956 BMW R25/3 1968 Moto Guzzi V7 1969 BMW R100/2 1986 Silverado SWB 2007 Harley FLHTP 2011 GMC SWB 4x4 Z71 http://www.flickr.com/photos/locab36...7623329816080/

01-18-2009, 12:13 AM	#8
tgh117 Crazy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Emmaus, Pa Posts: 203	Re: Stepside frame to bottom fender measurement please.... Wow that bed looks nice from what I can see. At least you got it home in once piece. I also had a dolly that I had built to move mine around the garage, worked out well. Chris you wouldn't have wanted the bed. It looked real nice until I tore it apart, turned out it needed both bed sides and both fenders, and its not on the trailer anymore, its back onto the truck, so you can't stop and get it. __________________ 77 SB Stepside in a bunch of pieces scattered around the garage.



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