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Old Apr 28, 2014 | 11:29 AM
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I need help coming up with an idea how to do the bed on my truck cause the wood is all screwed up and don't really want to do wood again
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Old Apr 28, 2014 | 10:29 PM
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if you dont want to do wood on it then I would suggest Diamond plate steel. I have seen it done a few times and it looks good. I know they make aluminum stuff that is pretty spendy but that wont rust either. my 85 step side had a cutout piece of plywood over the whole thing.
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Old Apr 28, 2014 | 10:31 PM
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and is that a dually setup on you truck?
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Old Apr 28, 2014 | 11:22 PM
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Nah it's not a dually but the tires are wid enough just about. They are 37/125r15.
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Old Apr 28, 2014 | 11:39 PM
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ah I see, I was thinking about putting a dually under my 85 and shortening it to tuck under the wheel wells. But yeah my bed just has a sheet of plywood in it.
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Old Apr 28, 2014 | 11:49 PM
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I kinda want it to look the original way but not wood
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Old Apr 29, 2014 | 12:01 AM
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hmm maybe just some sheet steel painted to match.
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Old Apr 29, 2014 | 12:10 AM
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That'd look good
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Old Apr 29, 2014 | 12:33 AM
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I think it would too. It would be alot more sturdy and could hold more and last longer than wood.
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