76 to 88 p/u bed

[nailbender]

Anyone know if a 76 japan bed will fit on an 88 P/U without too much drama? They are both 6' but I can't get to the 76 until next week to do any measuring. Worried about the gas door and spare tire drop thing being an issue.

 

[nailbender]

Someone told me yesterday that even the newer beds are different between 4WD and 2WD ? I can't imagine why they would be he said he was sure they were.

 

[GRM]

Someone told me yesterday that even the newer beds are different between 4WD and 2WD ? I can't imagine why they would be he said he was sure they were.

79+ beds are different 2wd and 4wd as they have different fenders. Early trucks also had a different bed rail system, and different tailgate latches.

 

[fourwd1]

While the lines of the 1st and 2nd gen beds vary, the bolt patterns are the same.

I have a 2nd gen ('84) 2WD bed on my 1st gen ('83) 4WD frame.

 

[F-junker]

Those early beds are very hard to find parts for ie tail lenses. I searched for one for quite a while and never found one that was not broken.

 

[nailbender]

Well I have pretty much given up on finding a bed or a tailgate for mine. Going to make a tailgate from expanded metal and tube and shoot a cheap paint job on the whole thing and call it done.

 

["N8"]

You should polish up a nice piece of stainless and hang it off the back of your truck as a tailgate. then when the jerks behind you throw on there brights at yah it mirrors back at em!