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Marine drop side beds have 4 individual drop down sides. A regular drop side bed only has two. The Marines style bed is designed to haul shipping containers and has locks incorporated in the bed to lock them down. The sides are higher on the Marine style bed also.

cost Lockjosh- Its 3''x4''x3/8 I am lucky cause there is a company about 4 miles from me called Ameri-trail and they build boat/landscape trailers. I have a buddy that works there and I can pick through their scrap pile. They also order all my metal for cheap. The tubing is the perfect width...

here are the pics. of what I made. I used square tube 1/4 inch, I made 4 inserts that stand upright which will be welded in and closed in. It will be strong enough to hold up to anything I throw at it. I did drill center holes for spring pin. These will be boxed off/ends closed. I could just go...

Jeepnasty posted his build- check it out

5 TON today Sorry-- no pics today my boss is sick and I cant get in the shop to work on truck:cry::mad::sad::cry: My driveshaft should be done tomorrow, so I can pick it up, weld up the rest of the rear, re-plumb rear air lines, reinstall bed, paint, and then bolt all exterior parts! Whew I am...

Yes- that's a good eye you have Iron, didn't notice that. I went with 5/8 plate steel. I made four plates, but I think I will only use two. My plan is to weld the three inch square block to the top of the axle, and then use one plate on each side on the bottom-- I went with a 3'' rise on the...

I made a flat plate with the four holes for leaf springs. I also used a three inch square block to go between the spring and axle assy. I'll post some pics. of it all tomorrow when I get back to the shop.

5 TON today Picked up a marine drop side bed today- don't know what i'm going to do with it but I got one now. Scarab63 i'm at the point where you were yesterday but still waiting on my driveshaft and now its raining so no work done on 5 ton today:sad:

Not to get off topic but how well do those annular bits chew threw the frame- they are quite pricey.

bobed I bobbed my 5 ton and never put rear shocks on it. Couldn't tell the difference with or without- put about 6k on it before selling and had no abnormal tire wear. Bobbing my new truck now using mrap springs. Already have bed cut and rewelded, cutting frame and hanging springs this upcoming...