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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 03:49 PM
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Is anyone interested in swaping beds with me? I have a 02 black stepside bed that i want to swap for a fleetside. anyone that is interested let me know.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 03:51 PM
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sry i dont want to buy it, but which bed is heavier stepside or fleet? im guessin the fleet is heavier because my stepside is made out of fiberglass or some type of composite, not sure.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 04:00 PM
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Yea .. the fleetside is heavier by about 150 lbs I think.

Why are you wanting to swap?
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 04:26 PM
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would a stepside look good on an ext. cab?... just curious...
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 04:31 PM
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I think they do ...

Hang on .. I'll dig up a picture.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 04:36 PM
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http://bettie.homeip.net/atvpics/Truck/100_0154.JPG
Dialup beware ... it's freakin huge!
I'll make it smaller though.

Look at Kueka's signature. His truck looks good too. It's a little better pic too.

It really looked good after I took all the side molding off. That made it look 1000x's better I think.

Here's a short one just for comparison.
http://bettie.homeip.net/atvpics/Truck/100_0604.JPG
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 04:39 PM
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I got a stepside ECSB Z71. Looks much nicer now w/ a 2" rear drop.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 06:38 PM
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hell, if it was white and my shaved tail gate would fit it i would do it in a second. i always wanted a stepside...and it would look a ton better once i lower it 2/4
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 07:07 PM
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my bed already has a shaved tailgate and a roll pan and tinted tail lights
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 07:28 PM
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i dont kno about the fleet sides, but my stepside gets real loose if you punch it. Feels real light in the back, maybe the fleet sides extra bed weight adds for a lil more traction? You can really get this thing sideways. I experience it when i pull out onto the main road and sometimes you gotta give it a lil gas to fade in with traffic. Anyone else have this issue?
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