[theastronaut]

I had seen people use Bronco wheel tubs to widen the factory tubs, and to use for trucks with raised bed floors but not for stock tub replacement so I wasn't sure that they'd work. They were only $70 shipped each so we bought one to try out and the stamping ended up being identical with only a couple details that needed attention.


The stock tubs were pretty rough so I cut them out with the plasma to get to the inner flange.






For Bronco applications they had a notch cut out for the shock mount. I welded that up since the bed floor will be welded to that area of the flange.





Test fit.







Trimming the bottom edge to match the original shape.






Couple of pinholes welded up.











There were dimples in the flange area from the original spot welds so I straightened those so the new tubs would fit flush.