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Old 04-22-2002, 12:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Question Bed finally on truck but need everyone's advice..
...because I am at a crossroads.

To refresh everyone's memory, I have a 92 D350 C&C. I purchased a practically new dually bed from Rust Free in Iowa and some spacers from Arrowcraft.

Anyway, I mounted the bed yesterday and I have 28" of space between the cab and the pickup bed. The options I have come up with so far are:

Shorten the frame 28". The challenges with this are shortening of the brake line and driveshaft. The dilemna with the driveshaft is that I believe the 8' reg cab pickup used a one piece driveshaft. I have a two piece. Can I adapt the output shaft of the tranny to accept the driveshaft (shaft #1 happens to be 28" so I would like to know how to remove it)?

Get a crossbody tool box made to match the height of the pickup box. The extra lockable storage would be great. As would the extra weight for ride quality.

Convert it to a four door. I don't think the 28" will do it.

Buy an 8' bed and use the front 28" to create a spacer bed. A sheet of diamond plate steel would be used for the rear panel. This would again be good for extra storage and I could fabricate a locking/waterproof lid system for it for extra storage.

Need to figure out soon what to do. Your thoughts are appreciated.

Mike O.

PS The Arrowcraft spacers really put the rear drums out there in the airflow nicely to keep things cool.
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