Low profile tool box and fiver

rhagfo wrote:

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.

I agree. I've used the same Weatherguard floor-mount tool box since 2001, and it still works like new. As does yours, it sits even with the bed rails and does not use up any 5th wheel to bed rail clearance.

Rusty