Utiline Bed Interchange?

[ArmchairRacer]

So a currently have a '65 long bed and I'd like to switch to a utiline. I found a line on a utiline off a life style truck for cheap, and it looks about the same as a sweptline utiline bed, but I haven't compared side to side. Does anyone know if there are any difference between a sweptline utiline bed and a life style utiline bed? If so, what are they?

[soopernaut]

Do you have an early 65 or a late 65? The wheelbase is different and they use different beds. Longbed sweptline frames need modification to use a Utiline bed because the beds are different lengths. I think Lifestyle Utiline beds use different mounts than the earlier beds as well.

[ArmchairRacer]

I'm not certain if mine is early or late, it's currently stored at my brother's house an hour away so I can't check very easily, what would the wheelbase be for early/late?

[soopernaut]

The early 65 trucks had 4 headlights and round taillights on a single walled bed. They had a 122 inch wheelbase on longbed trucks. The late 65 trucks had 2 headlights and oblong taillights on the double walled bed. They had a 128 inch wheelbase.

[ArmchairRacer]

Alright, then mine is a late '65, I didn't realize that any '65s came with the dual headlight set up.

[soopernaut]

You should be able to use the bed off the Lifestyle era truck then, but it still probably won't be a direct bolt on. The early 61-65 Utiline long beds are hard to find.

[Hobcobble]

So a currently have a '65 long bed and I'd like to switch to a utiline. I found a line on a utiline off a life style truck for cheap, and it looks about the same as a sweptline utiline bed, but I haven't compared side to side. Does anyone know if there are any difference between a sweptline utiline bed and a life style utiline bed? If so, what are they?

You'll probably have to cut back the frame rails by ~ 5.25"
John

[ArmchairRacer]

Alright, I'm sure I can modify mounts and cut the rails, if I can't handle I have a friend who runs a welding shop that'll help out for pizza and beer. I mostly wanted to make sure that it would look right.

[66patrick]

The Utiline short bed is the same size from 1956 - 1985.

[WD]

The Utiline short bed is the same size from 1956 - 1985.

1948. I've measured against my built in 48 Pilot House and the newer beds drop on. A high side short bed is a high side short bed, the factory changed to the later fender for the 1953 or 54 model year and punched the fender holes differently. The 9 foot Uteline bed (one ton) goes back to 1939, with fender holes punched in different locations for different styles and wheelbases.