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Location: Columbia South Carolina
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Stepside or fleetside????
Hey wat's up?? just wanted to get some opinions here... the deal is I have a stepside (I love it) but always liked the fleetside look better, and today I was at a juckyard looking for the doors that I need... and guess what?? I saw a SHORT FLEETSIDE bed,, in good shape,,, Hopefully I'll get it tomorrow, but now everybody tells me how much they like my stepside!!!!! what do you guys think?!??? here's a picture of my truck you all know my truck!! what should I do!?
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
Fleet is Sweet!!!
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Marion, Texas
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
Yeah right????? No offense, my fellow Chevy brother...Step is It baby!!! Do you wanna play in the minors OR the majors?? When DA MAN invented short steps, it was a home run.....If you pick fleet, you might as well bought a Ford...
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
If you have a place to put it, get it, and then you can think about it a little - personally, I prefer fleetsides, but I like both.
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
Step Side here all the way. I have a '69 short step. Fleets are ok but as I said before steps for me..
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
Get it (if it's a good deal)! Even if you don't use it you can ALWAYS sell a short fleet bed.
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
Thanks for the Ideas!!! I'll get it tomorrow and sure will post some pictures of it!!!
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
Ditto - i like both styles - but a good short fleet bed is gold. If you dont use it, you might use it later on another truck - or sell it
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
Ditto. Check them both out. I like both, but I did the change over from step to fleet. Good Luck.
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
I've always wanted a short step personally.
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
there is just something about that long flowing body line of a fleet side that get me where i live, fleetside all the way
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
With this response I might be "step"ping in it but I had a good thought for a "Fleet"ing moment.
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
Stepsides were the rage in CA when I got the truck bug.I love them both.It`s a matter of opinion and what`s yours?efinately grab the bed foe you or someone.
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
I prefer step...I think they look a little more sporty. But as long as it has a bowtie on it it'll work
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
Fleet!! Edited by moderator
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
I just swapped from a stepside to a fleet.
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
I would paint them both the same color and change them around every year or so, Keep them both!
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
its hard to make one of these trucks look bad no matter what you do to it, Its something alot of you don't like but i like the late model stepsides alot....but to your question id stay with the stepside. just IMO i like fleets as well
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
So far: Step: 5
Fleet: 10 None of both of them: 7 Thanks for the comments n' opinios, hopefully I'll make sometime to go get it tomorrow! I'll post some pics for you'all to look at it!
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
Ok...my vote goes for the fleet...but it has been said...Fleet or Step...either looks good on a Chevy or GMC. You can't say that about the other manufactures.
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
you are right on that one!!!
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
Here's an idea if you have space and are a freak like me. They are both equally cool, I would have a hard time deciding too. I would go for the Fleetside for sure, but like an old girlfriend I wouldn't want to give up the stepper, so I'd keep her for special events since she's more curvy
![]() ![]() Here's the idea: Get some kind of quick release bolts and make sure to fabricate all your wiring and fuel tanks to attach to the frame, not the bed, then paint them both the same color as the truck, and make it so you can unclip the bed and the tail light connector, and swap it out whenever you want!
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Re: Stepside or fleetside????
sell me your step bed, and that will solve the dilemma.
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