bobbing a bed

[4DEES]

I'm gonna bobb my bed soon, I was wondering if anyone with a 2nd gen toy has pics of their rigs bobbed. can you post some picks please.did you go past where the frame ends?thanx.

[BigMike]

I'm gonna bob my 1st gen short bed next Tuesday night (hopefully).

If you've already got your rear suspension done the way you want it, then take out as much as you can and cut the frame just in front of the rear shackles

[Hyena]

Check out how Trackvino bobbed his runner.  I like that idea a lot. 

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=6974.90

[4DEES]

thanx guys, yeah I saw trackvino's runner, it looks fu(ken bad ass. at first I wasnt gonna cut the frame but now I want that fawker short! I'm gonna bob it and dove tail it all at once, so I'll be doin' some work to it pretty soon.ay BIG MIKE, how much are you gonna bob yours?well, I guess the plasma cutter is gonna hit my yota soon

[BigMike]

I have not even started on my suspension so I am just going to guess as to where my rear shackle will be in the future and make the cut. I want to try to get at least 12" out.

[Hyena]

I took 10 inches out of mine.  I cut the frame right behind the double shackle for the chevy spring.  You prolly arn't running chevies so you can cut a couple more inches offthe frame.  and the back of my bed sits inline with the back of my shackles.  You could actually make the back of the bed inline the the edge of the frame.  It would take more out of the bed, but like you said, you don't know were your shackle will sit with the suspension.

[4DEES]

kool, thanx

[TEXXX]

good luck bobbing... looking forward to pics when your done!

[bmxanddie]

when I bobbed mine I used an air chisle to cut the side of it and a sawzall on the bottom half. It worked really good. I also under lapped the sheet metal on the bottom so I could get a better weld on there. I took out 14 inches out of mine and the shackles still were not sticking out. Good luck

[KYOTA]

cut the frame just in front of the rear shackles

is this a new air ride suspension of some sort? 

[sloyota]

i took 14" off the back all the way to the shackles and i used a gas powered dry saw made straight line and it cut like butter.
i would show pictures but my files are 1.3mb or bigger cant make them any smaller check my avatar pic

[4DEES]

thanx for the info guys, can any of you post some pix of you bobbing the bed, thanx  

[Jase]

I cut 10" out of my 85 runner, that was max for my set-up.  I still needed room for my tailgate, (not an issue for truck) and I wanted the option for longer springs like marlins etc.  Body lift would have allowed more to clear my gate but I dont want one.

[Hyena]

mine

[Hyena]

I found my thread when i bobbed my bed!  go there.

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=4286.0

[4DEES]

thanx for the pics guys .ay hyena, is that a sawzall you used to cut your bed?also, what did you use for those shackles in the rear?thanx.

[mudguts]

Someone should put all these links for bobbing a bed in the tech guides.  That would be a tremendous help when searching for information on the subject   

[Hyena]

I did use a sawzall to cut my bed.  I think it would have been easier to use an angle grinder with a cutoff wheel.  i used a torche to cut the frame.  And i didn't make those shackles, they came on the chevy springs when i bought them.

[4DEES]

kool, thanx for the info, I'm gonna bobb mine this coming weekend hopefully.  

[chim]

This is a pic of my old truck... I took 13" out of the back and trimmed up the roll pan to be level with the bottom of the tail gate...

[SLOYOTA808]

Here's a boobed bed in Hawaii...

[nosnorb_808]

What shackles are those on SLOYOTA808 truck?

[KYOTA]

look like Teraflex Revolvers

[nosnorb_808]

Thanks KYOTA do you know where to get those?

[KYOTA]

ummm, Teraflex

[nosnorb_808]

LMAO ummm... ok

[88Rokyoat]

any 4x4 shop should able to order them

[Burl]

I have an 84 LB that is bobbed after my rear shackle mount was relocated there was about .5 inch of frame behind shackle mount

I'm gonna bobb my bed soon, I was wondering if anyone with a 2nd gen toy has pics of their rigs bobbed. can you post some picks please.did you go past where the frame ends?thanx.