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rhagfo
Jun 15, 2016Explorer III
belairbrian wrote:
Looking to put a tool box in the truck. previously I had a box from an S-10 box on welded up brackets that sat flush with the rails.
So now I'm considering a over rail low profile box that sits 3" above the rails.
Since the truck is a long box and the fiver has a curved front is there any real chance of hitting the box
This depends! How much rail clearance do you have? Do you have 6" or 9", there is a big difference, do you want to gamble with just 3" as the 5er swings over the box?
I just did a quick measurement on my 8' bed, 54" to pin from front of box, 34" to front of tool box!
I don't worry as my Lowes tool box is only rail high.

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