Longbed vs. Shortbed
 

ok i was wondering why everyone is choppin up their frames to make the longbed chevy to a shortbed?

i wouldnt personally chop up the frame on my 68 c10 longbed, shes a beauty and i couldnt bring myself to it

opinions?

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Personal preference. It's whatever a person wants in their truck. If I was going to use mine for working or hauling I would leave it long. For just driving and looks I prefer the shortbeds.

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I wouldn`t chop a frame unless it was for a pro-street.:D

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I love a long bed and its staying that way. You never know when you need the long bed. They can cruise right with the short beds. I had a ridin mower in the back and was cruisin the walmart parking lot and drove it down mainstreet.

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Because the short beds are more popular. No disrespect to you long bed lovers, but the facts are the facts. The majority of truck enthusiasts prefer the sporty look of a short bed.

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I'm for whatever works,my one ton would look silly as a short bed but the short step I use to push snow works good in small parking lots..............Shortened the mud truck to lose weight overall and transfer some weight to the rear axle

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Im a long bed kinda guy.. personally i see no use for shortbeds except for a truck that isnt to be used as a truck. I have a shortbed truck that i got a steal on ( ECSB ford F150) and its hard to work with.. Luckilly i have my chevy reg cab long bed or id be sunk sometimes.
I need the long bed cause its easier to haul wood and sheetrock and all the other things i need for the home improvements i do. It also seems to haul alot more trash than the shortbed. I wouldnt have even bought the ford if i didnt need the extended cab for the baby seats

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cant fit a full dress harley in shortbed and close the tailgate from my experiences

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this will always be the never ending debate.....


as it was mentioned already "LOOKS & LOOKS" is the only reason why most people prefer a short bed....

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I have two long beds and I will not cut them, I guess it is the purest in me. I do however love the look of a short bed on a two wheel drive. Longbeds look best to me as a four wheel drive.
Shortbeds, fake or real, can pull in more money if you are going to sell.

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generally speaking i prefer longbed trucks whether there two or four wheel drive.for some reason i always have.however in my time i have seen some really nice shortbed two wheel drives and if i ever built a truck just to be sporty i would use a lowered two wheel drive shorty.

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To each their own personal preference, however, I wouldn't throw either out of my driveway. :D

SWB's generally bring more money.

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As expected all you LWB lovers are loosing track of the question. He didn't ask why you would never own a SWB he asked why are people converting LWB to SWB.

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SWB will sell for more $$. Also, at least in my area, there are very few swb frames around to build on so cutting a lwb frame is a good option.

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Okay, it is because we got tired of looking for a short bed in our price range and figured we could just buy a long bed and cut it down to try to fit in.:lol:

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Getting a truck is the only time a guy will say "I want a short one!" :lol:

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To end the debate I say we take this to the extremes. One of us can build a 4 foot bed and the other a 12 foot bed.
who wants to play.......

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They get a long bed and cut it down to a short because they want it to look short, squatty, and out of proportion.....

j/k...I've had both and like them both. But I do prefer the look of a lowered longbed

Of course, as everyone else said, the reason people buy the longs and convert them to short is to get them cheaper than they could get a shorty in comparable condition....because short beds are worth more......for now :lol:

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Short is worth more.

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yeah, what they all said.

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well i was jw because i love both the swb and the lwb

but like i stated before, i wouldnt chop up the frame to get a swb. ill keep mine just like it was made :lol:

but if i did want a sb chevy then i would go around town and find one ;)

:chevy:

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Why would a Harley be in the bed of a truck, instead of being ridden? :uhmk::metal:

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short bed all the way, unless its a dually.

if i need to tow something i will took up to my 20ft car hauler.

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well i was kinda thinkin about makin the 68 a dually but i wasnt sure about cuttin the bed to do it.

im probably just gonna keep stock

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I like the looks/handling of a SWB.

I wouldn't cut the longbed frame down...just swap in a short frame. :lol: