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02-28-2011, 12:19 PM | #1 |
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Silly Little Bed Question "Wide Bed's"
I looked in the FAQ'S section and looked around for the answer to my question.
Whats this I see about "wide" beds? I see people posting their short wide's or long wides..... I always thought my 66 lwb had a wide bed on it but did chevrolet actually made a wider bed then what was standard? If so does that mean the cab is wider too... Thanks guys for any info on this subject. I have to say I really dig this site and am spending up to 2+ hours a day reading and learning.
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02-28-2011, 12:31 PM | #2 |
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Re: Silly Little Bed Question "Wide Bed's"
Wide beds = Fleetside.
LWB= Long wheel base. SWB= Short wheel base.
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02-28-2011, 12:42 PM | #3 |
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Re: Silly Little Bed Question "Wide Bed's"
In addition to Slowbuild's response,
SWB= Short Wide Bed LWB= Long Wide Bed It depends on who you ask and what you ask as far as what it stands for really.
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02-28-2011, 12:45 PM | #4 |
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Re: Silly Little Bed Question "Wide Bed's"
That's why I hate acronyms. I was at a meeting for work a couple years back that they used so many acronyms that nobody knew what the heck the meeting was about.
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02-28-2011, 12:46 PM | #5 |
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Re: Silly Little Bed Question "Wide Bed's"
Welcome to the sickness.
All of the acronyms can get confusing, and the meanings vary from person to person sometimes. |
02-28-2011, 01:10 PM | #6 |
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Re: Silly Little Bed Question "Wide Bed's"
Were you in the service? that is (Army) acronym hell imo!
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02-28-2011, 02:42 PM | #7 |
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Re: Silly Little Bed Question "Wide Bed's"
LOL yeah I know what you mean. I'm Army as well.
It's kinda like how BNOC, WLC, and PLDC are pretty much all the same thing or how people use MICH, K-pot, or ACH interchangeably. IOTV's are also IBA's and FLC's are also LBE's I have given up and will just give the "huh wut?" look if I have no idea what someone is talking about. |
02-28-2011, 03:57 PM | #8 |
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Re: Silly Little Bed Question "Wide Bed's"
My buddy George was in the Army... he told me US Army itself is and acronym...
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Re: Silly Little Bed Question "Wide Bed's"
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02-28-2011, 07:27 PM | #11 |
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Exactly...and to think some people want government run health care. We have it already, and I go to civilian doctors because it's worth it.
but to bring this thread back on trick BBW = big back window SBW = small back window ...lets just say the first time I saw BBW I started laughing....and I sometimes still can't help but snicker at it. Last edited by k1rodeoboater; 02-28-2011 at 07:28 PM. |
02-28-2011, 07:39 PM | #12 |
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Re: Silly Little Bed Question "Wide Bed's"
swb=short wide bed
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02-28-2011, 07:45 PM | #13 |
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Re: Silly Little Bed Question "Wide Bed's"
I may be incorrect, but I think "Wideside" is GMC terminology for "Fleetside" and "Fenderside" is the same for "Stepside." (at least that's what I was told)
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02-28-2011, 07:50 PM | #14 |
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Re: Silly Little Bed Question "Wide Bed's"
The proverbial "Can of worms" has officially been open.
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02-28-2011, 08:04 PM | #18 |
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Re: Silly Little Bed Question "Wide Bed's"
I've always heard SWB as short wheel base an generally speaking people follow that saying fleet/step side/wide side/fender side.
if SWB means Short Wide Bed does that mean SSB would mean Short Step Bed? oh yeah and we've got SBC/SB and BBC/BB for engines <eta> holy crap sorry about the triple post...to much caffeine Last edited by k1rodeoboater; 02-28-2011 at 08:14 PM. |
02-28-2011, 09:19 PM | #19 |
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02-28-2011, 10:21 PM | #20 |
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Re: Silly Little Bed Question "Wide Bed's"
it's a Vietnam era saying. Kept in the dark fed only horse...well you can figure it out from there
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02-28-2011, 10:22 PM | #21 |
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Re: Silly Little Bed Question "Wide Bed's"
ok...got it now.. Thanx!
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02-28-2011, 10:42 PM | #22 |
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Re: Silly Little Bed Question "Wide Bed's"
Lmao!
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03-01-2011, 12:14 AM | #23 |
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Wtf ???
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Re: Silly Little Bed Question "Wide Bed's"
Ditto this is crazy...LMAO
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03-01-2011, 12:45 AM | #25 |
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Re: Silly Little Bed Question "Wide Bed's"
haha! I love this thread. I have heard the terms swb and lwb for years, but always knew them as short wheel base and long wheel base. That all changed when I started visiting this site last year. The S and the L seem to be the only thing everyone agrees on. Thank god I don't have a step side!
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