tkgibbs27 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 i figure you can chop the frame and get a short bed, but would there be any complications with the mechanical stuff if you decided to make a long bed a short bed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildman Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Why??? :hmm: Problems, yea, drive shaft, E-cables (front) brake lines, fuel filler, gas tank? spring shackles, tail pipe, that's all I can think of real quick. You would need to cut 6 inches off the front and 6 inches off the back of the frame to make a short box work. Plus I don't think the box bolts would be in the same locations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrThunder Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 gas tanks are different i believe. i would love to see it happen and support the idea. i love shortbeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkgibbs27 Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 hmm, i was just curious. i stepped out side of a few minutes and part of the garage was cutting some of the bed off and i started thinking if it would even work to make a short bed out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrThunder Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 you can make anything work it's just how much work do you want to put into it??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Extend the cab, use a shortbox bed and cut the rear frame rails. That would be sweet. On my short box I'm extending my cab to use 2dr XJ doors and building a custom bed to finish it off. The frame will be bobed at the rear shackles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1999MJ Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Extend the cab, use a shortbox bed and cut the rear frame rails. That would be sweet. On my short box I'm extending my cab to use 2dr XJ doors and building a custom bed to finish it off. The frame will be bobed at the rear shackles. Lets see some pictures of this thing already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I thought about doing this. Found a shortbed with a junk motor & banged up front end. I was thinking of cutting both trucks in half behind the cabs & just swapping the shortbox back end, frame,axle,gas tank & all onto my front half. The challenge would be to make it track straight & actually be SAFE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildman Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 The challenge would be to make it track straight & actually be SAFE. I think that would be the biggest challenge right there ;) Cutting the frame in the right spot would have to be done, on both sections, and after cutting up 2 MJ (Don't curse me, they were rot boxes, even the frame was gone) there is not a lot of "frame" there, 3 folds of sheet metal, forming a 'U' At least up to just behind the cab, then the "real" frame starts, how to to join the 'frame' sections back together??? BTW - A sawzal goes right thru the frame like butter ;) Yea, anything can be done, But this saids it best- DrThunderyou can make anything work it's just how much work do you want to put into it??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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