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05-17-2010, 07:29 PM
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stepper or straight?
If you had the choice between the two which would you pick? My brother just got a stepper bed for free and i'm trying to talk him into selling it to me
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05-17-2010, 08:05 PM
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Happy to be here
 
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Re: stepper or straight?
It's personal preference. I like fleetsides best, but nothing wrong with a good looking stepper.
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05-17-2010, 08:12 PM
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Re: stepper or straight?
i like em both.personally i prefer the flow and lines of the fleet.but,like ken said.nuthin wrong with a stepper.
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05-17-2010, 08:44 PM
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Re: stepper or straight?
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05-17-2010, 08:51 PM
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Re: stepper or straight?
I like them both but would gladly trade my fleetside shortie for a step in a heart beat....................
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05-17-2010, 09:02 PM
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Re: stepper or straight?
Fleetside for 2WD, stepper for the 4x4 stuff, I think they both look best in those configurations.
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05-18-2010, 08:00 AM
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I really hate wet sanding!
 
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Re: stepper or straight?
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not looking a gift horse in the mouth.....or maybe just meant to be taken literally...LOL!
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05-18-2010, 10:44 AM
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Right in front of you.
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Re: stepper or straight?
Fleetsides.....
While I like a nicely done stepside, fleets are just cleaner....
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05-18-2010, 10:54 AM
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Re: stepper or straight?
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05-18-2010, 02:01 PM
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Re: stepper or straight?
i have used that saying for years, prob got it from my gramps too...LOL
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05-18-2010, 02:02 PM
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Re: stepper or straight?
stepper!
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05-18-2010, 10:13 PM
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Re: stepper or straight?
both!!!!
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05-19-2010, 09:29 AM
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Re: stepper or straight?
I'm a fleetside guy myself. (look at my sig), but when I see a stepper like S10 Fan's, make's me think again. Bryan, you nailed everything on that truck...IT'S PERFECT!
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05-19-2010, 10:01 AM
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Re: stepper or straight?
Totally personal preference. I like the stepside, mainly because that's how we started out (a 69 GMC and an 80 stepside) and I think you get more of an "old truck" vibe.
Funny story: I remember when we sold our 69 GMC stepside and bought our '75 Chevy fleetside. Naturally, the old stepper tailgate had chains and hooks, and the new fleet had the fancy handle in the middle and all the linkage hidden inside the gate. I remember thinking, at the time "...wow, they've really come a long way in the last few years..." 
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05-19-2010, 12:57 PM
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Re: stepper or straight?
For me it really dosent matter the next truck i get is going to be a fleet side
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05-20-2010, 06:15 AM
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Re: stepper or straight?
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05-20-2010, 07:06 AM
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Re: stepper or straight?
Can`t go wrong with either.GMs are the best looking trucks ever made...period!
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05-20-2010, 07:19 AM
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Gettin It One Pice At A Time
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Re: stepper or straight?
I personally like fleet. but its what catches Your eye that matters.
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05-22-2010, 02:35 PM
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Re: stepper or straight?
Fleets to me look cleaner. The step side cuts it up. who needs a step when you have a tire?
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05-22-2010, 02:44 PM
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Re: stepper or straight?
man, i like them bothe, i see s10 fans, and i love steppers, then, i see n2trux, and i like them fleet. tough choice
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05-22-2010, 03:09 PM
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Re: stepper or straight?
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05-22-2010, 03:16 PM
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Re: stepper or straight?
my preference is really the stepper...... I like the longbed fleet if it were a short it be a stepper.... my cousin bought a 65 stepper and man that thing looked awesome the fleet of that year looks to bulky to me but it's always goes to one thing what you like......
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05-23-2010, 08:48 PM
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Re: stepper or straight?
I have owned both and I really like the way a step looks if it is done right. Either way you will have a cool truck.
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05-23-2010, 10:40 PM
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Re: stepper or straight?
If you tub or mini tub a step ,THEY LOOK AWESOME .
Also I prefer a 73-79 step over a 81-87. Ithink the front clip of a 81-87 lends itself to the fleet bed. My 2 cents! |
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