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I have a chance to purchase a 1964 bed. I like the look of the Flareside. My cab is a "66" on a "79" 4x4 frame. Will this box fit the width? It is supposedly a 1964 bed.
I know that the bed will most likely need to be raised 3" to clear this hump. I just don't know if the width will be a major problem.
I would like it to look similar to this.
Last edited by swoosh1958; Apr 2, 2018 at 07:53 PM. Reason: repositioned captions
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I raised my bed 1" to clear the hump in the frame, I also had to cut off the rear of the frame just behind the rear spring mount. I put my '65 short bed styleside on a '79 4x4 shorty frame. I used hockey pucks over the body mounts on the bed and the cab, they are 1" thick.
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Yes, when I first placed the styleside bed on it was about 2" higher than the cab.(The cab fit the '79 4x4 chassis perfectly. ) So I had to cut off the rear of the frame to clear the rear bed mount. If you remind me I can get you pix of the frame mod tonight, it is in the driveway with the bed off it right now.
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