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Aug 9, 2009 | 05:46 PM

jamesobush

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Truck bed replacement

Hello, will a 1993 F-250 truck bed fit on a 1997 F-350? Both beds are long (8 foot), SRW, dual fuel tanks. Will the cab and bed body lines be the same? Any information will be greatly appreciated.

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James

Aug 9, 2009 | 05:57 PM

Copedawg

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I believe they are the same but wait till someone else to say so b/c I am not %100 sure.
You know, my truck was totaled b/c of a wrecked bed. They said it would cost $10K for parts and labor!!! So they totaled the truck and I bought it back for $1,500 smackers! (a steal if you axe me). I bought a utility bed for it. Just a thought if you are in the same boat. I like the boxes but I miss the room durining the firewood season. Just thought I'd share.

Aug 9, 2009 | 06:49 PM

Brain's 97 Diesel

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All 1987 to 1997 old body style F-150, F-250, and F-350 beds are the same. When you pull your bed off, or before you lift it, be sure to pull the shims (if any) from between the frame and bed floor. When you put the new/used bed on the frame use a drift pin underneath to align the holes as best you can, then drop the bolts in from the top, and shim the bed to the cab's body lines. Do not beat the bolts down as you will foul up the threads. Another option is to swap out the original bolts for the 1999-up bed bolts w/ the torx heads. Used to do these all the time for 1980 to 1997 trucks w/ rotted beds by putting on 1987 to 1997 "take off" beds from a utility body company. The 1980-86 trucks have a different body line around the wheel houses than the 1987-97 trucks. You can verify this by looking at NPD's truck catalog ( nationalpartsdepot.com ) pg 150 or LMC Truck's catalog ( lmctruck.com ) pg 25. Both list the same quarter panel for the 1987 to 1997 series, only difference is bed length and # of fuel filler doors.

Aug 9, 2009 | 06:50 PM

firemanp

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Yes they will.. the bed on my 96 is off of a 95 lightning..

Aug 9, 2009 | 11:45 PM

jamesobush

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Thanks to all for the help! I'll see if I can get this bed for a decent price.

Aug 10, 2009 | 09:53 AM

rodneywar

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My bed originally came from a 89 then went on a 91 then my truck a 95 It is still in pretty good shape except the lower rear corner.

Aug 10, 2009 | 01:34 PM

Brain's 97 Diesel

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Before you put on your new bed stand it up on end (the cab end), pressure wash and undercoat/rustproof the snot out of it. It's a lot easier and cleaner to do like this than from underneath afterwards. Also, do a rattle can paint job on the outside cab end of bed to match the rest of the truck before you install it. If not, at least paint it all black (back of cab & ft of bed) so it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb when you have the bed sprayed to match the rest of the truck, or the whole thing painted another color.