6ft bed on a 7ft frame?
#1
6ft bed on a 7ft frame?
I have a 98 reg cab with a 7 foot bed. It was damaged when I rolled it over and ive been trying to find another bed. I was wondering if it was possible to put a 6 foot bed on a my truck that came stock with the 7 foot bed. Will the mounting holes and wheelwells match up? I figured it would be kind of like bobbing the bed but not really sure if the frame would stick out if everything matched up correctly.
#2
I don't think it would work out very well. Unlike most long bed trucks, the ranger was longer both before and after the wheels. It did not share a frame with the supercab either.
I have seen full size trucks that have a short bed on a long bed frame with a toolbox mounted in the gap but this would not work on a ranger.
Your best bet would be to watch auctions and commercial equipment sites. The 7' bed was pretty rare, and almost all of them were fleet trucks.
I have seen full size trucks that have a short bed on a long bed frame with a toolbox mounted in the gap but this would not work on a ranger.
Your best bet would be to watch auctions and commercial equipment sites. The 7' bed was pretty rare, and almost all of them were fleet trucks.
#3
depends the ranger came in 2 wheelbases so since you had a long bed you have the 126" i think it is vs the 118" you'd have to put a super cab on it to make it fit or cut the frame and shorten it. But id say check around the commercial auctions as said and the local ford dealer runs them as parts trucks maybe you can get one thats retired. Or check LMC truck they sell pretty much every part ever put on a ranger.
#4
Have you tried Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market this is a search for a 7ft bed I did with your zipcode.
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depends the ranger came in 2 wheelbases so since you had a long bed you have the 126" i think it is vs the 118" you'd have to put a super cab on it to make it fit or cut the frame and shorten it. But id say check around the commercial auctions as said and the local ford dealer runs them as parts trucks maybe you can get one thats retired. Or check LMC truck they sell pretty much every part ever put on a ranger.
I'm guessing this is a work truck, maybe a flat bed would be an option.
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The mazda beds have different body lines im pretty sure. I found a 7ft bed on craigslist tonight from a 94 thats in really good shape and it is even the same color as my truck. I think a 94 will bolt right up to a 98 but can anybody verify that? And its several hundred dollars cheaper than beds at local salvage yards.
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not sure if it will for sure but they do have different lines but it flows well with the ranger cabs its kinda just a crossover of flare side and style side on the rangers google 2006 ranger std you can see some good picks but i did see a guy with a 94 ranger that had a 98 bed on it so id guess they fit but not 100% sure.
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