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Old 05-11-2010, 09:57 AM   #30
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Re: Longbed vs. Shortbed

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Originally Posted by dbaillargeon View Post
Well here is one for you....I bought a 69 GMC C 30 Stepside Long bed. My question is this, there is a 8" gap between the front of the box and the cab of truck. I was told by the owner, who was the second owner of the truck that it was a "contractor box" the gap was if the box twisted it wouldn't strike the cab of the truck...I am hoping someone out there in blog world has seen this. I really appreciate any help.
You could get cab and chassis and Longhorns in a 133" wheelbase. Which is 6" longer than the standard 127" wheelbase of a longbed. Your truck is either a longhorn with the wrong bed on it or a 133" wheel base cab and chassis with regular longbed thrown on it.
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