Okay, as soon as the cab went on, it suddenly occurred to me how to do the battery box right. I have no idea why it took ... 8 months. But, instead of having a short tall box, I can make use of the bed length I have with a longer shallow box. this would let me set the flat bed pretty much right on the frame. however, using the same fancy system I used, and it is the best I've found, this would be four separate boxes. In theory, I have all the expensive side parts, what I'd need is 3 more tops and bottoms and 8 ends - which I might be able to get made myself cheaper. Anyway, this is what it would look like. It would shift the weight farther back, but life is not perfect. the only other thing I could do is figure out a way to put the final battery in the engine bay - there's room - but the wiring would be work.
just redoing the battery boxes would be several days of work. But, on top of that. I'd have to trim the frame (red), put in a new cross member way back (white) and remove the stock cross member (red). And then build an additional support structure cross member and install plate from it to the existing support cross member.
So, it's a lot of work all around. But, getting the bed down 6" to where it's meant to me will make a big difference in both appearance and usability. The coilover towers will stick through the bed, but there is usable space in between. But this will push things out a bit.
