comanche bed swapping question

[Jschristensen]

I have a 87 shorbed and I might be getting a 90 longbed can I swap the longbed out for a shortbed? Or is the frame different sizes? Or was it just the bed is different lengths and the frame is the same length?

[tbrand]

How comfortable are you with fabrication? If the answer isn't "very" then it's pretty much not possible.

 

Why would you want to swap beds? Does one of the trucks have a lot of body damage?

[Jschristensen]

I offroad often and a shortbed works better for offroading

[tbrand]

It would probably be easier to bob the longbed than to switch the shortbed over.

[ParadiseMJ]

Keep the shortbed for wheeling

 

Keep the long bed for the camper and sleeping in.

 

Changing bed/frame lengths isn't as easy as just breaking out the recip saw. Personally (my personal opinion) it would likely end up looking like a hack job. If it's just a trail rig, then maybe, otherwise not so much.

[Pete M]

yup, frames are quite different and made of sheetmetal so cutting and pasting is more involved. besides, there's only a 6" difference in wheelbase between the lb and sb, so you'd be doing a whole lot of fabrication for very little gain.

 

I would bob the longbed, fab a high clearance rear bumper, then add rocker guards and a heavy duty skidplate and go have fun.