long box to short box

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anyone ever tried to shorten the long box sweptie to a short box ? is it doable seems the body line would be a major pain it is not like the chevs or ford boxes which have a straight body line?

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it has been done but it is a lot of work . you would need to shorten the bed 14" in front of the wheel well and 6 1/4 behind the wheel well.

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I am surprised I have hit such a dead end so quickly

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Frame needs to be shortened in front and a bit taken off the back. Not much else to be said. If you have a short box of the style you want for the truck then frame is resonably straight forward hack up and weld. :lol:
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dodgeboykim wrote:Frame needs to be shortened in front and a bit taken off the back. Not much else to be said. If you have a short box of the style you want for the truck then frame is resonably straight forward hack up and weld. :lol:
yeah that laughing imote kinda worries me dodgeboykim

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