Non cab gas tank and spare tire ?

[JimDirt]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

most guys take the fender and bracket off and go with a smooth fender
now that you posted this you may hear from some of those guys on this forum
55 thru 66 short stepside will fit, the mid and long beds have a different cutout and bracket

i've always liked the side mounted spare, my first 58 had it as did a few more since
i did have top modify my drivers side mirror for the wide spare tire

Mine is a 58 Longbed Stepside , does that make a difference on Fender and/or tire Mount Bracket ??

[bowt1ed]

Yep. Sorry, mine is a short.

[JimDirt]

So the physical fender is longer in a longbed ?? or is it something else ??

So this means i have to locate a Longbed/Stepside ONLY , fender/bracket ??

[_Ogre]

not physically long, the fender cutout is in a different location
this is g&r's 58 1/2 ton 3200 8 foot long bed with side mount spare, look at the height and location of the cutout
same bed, fender and bracket is used on the 3600 3/4 ton trucks



vs my 58 1/2 ton 3100 6 foot short bed
location, location, location



this is a 59 1 ton 3800 9 foot long bed and same fender and bracket as the 3200 and 3600
the extra foot is added behind the fender

[JimDirt]

Got it ! , the side by side pictures helped a lot , thanks Ogre , so the model and year spread on this is ???

(guessing) 55-66 long bed only , 3100 - 3600 ??

Is Chevy and GMC the same ??

[_Ogre]

3100 is short bed only, i believe you can use any 55-66 3200, 3600 or 3800 fender and bracket
the 60-66 trucks use the C/K designation; C10 being a short 1/2 ton
here's a whole thread on side mounted spares http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=505728

short box fender and bracket same 55-66 (pay no attention to the ''front end'' accessory)



long bed fender and bracket same 55-66



on a stock truck with side mount gm also added a 3/8'' shim over the axle to level the ride
and this bracket on the bed
since i flipped my axle i do not have the shim, i do have the bracket



my side mount bracket is also heavily modified to center the bigger wider tire in the opening and to clear my tonneau cover
i have modified my drivers mirror to go out another inch to see around the wider tire

[_Ogre]

[_Ogre]

canadian trucks use different numbers
here is a canadian 1300 truck fender; notice it is a passenger fender

[JimDirt]

Thanks !! . So in looking at these pictures , it seems that the physical dimensions (overall length and wheel opening position on the fender) is the same for short or long bed , so either fender should "bolt up" , but the main/only real difference is the placement of the tire in relation to how much it sticks above the bed rail , and i am assuming the bracket at the front of the rail , is to keep the rail from rolling down , because of the weight of the wheel/bracket on the rail , but i could without modification , "bolt on" either the short or long bed fender without issues

I ask this because it seems Short Bed spare tire fenders seem to be more plentiful than Long Bed fenders with the spare tire cutout/mount , so my chances of getting one of those would be greater than the "hope" that i can find a decently priced long bed fender/bracket which seem (to me) to be more rare

[_Ogre]

you do have a point
short bed fender and bracket would fit on long bed
imo it would look 'off' but only to ogre

[JimDirt]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

you do have a point
short bed fender and bracket would fit on long bed
imo it would look 'off' but only to ogre

Well looking at your truck , yours is the short bed ,and comparing the 2 , i guess the only part that would actually "look off" would be the distance from the tire center to the bedrail is higher on the shortbed , but mainly the distance from the tire to the corner of the cab would be larger if the shortbed fender/bracket was used on a longbed , correct ??

[_Ogre]

correct

[Jesse Z]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

short box fender and bracket same 55-66 (pay no attention to the ''front end'' accessory)

Geez...