Big Body Truck Co. LLC - Flatbeds for Midsize Trucks

Yeah, I think his deck height was a bit higher than I'd like, but any chance to lower the CG with a 35" spare tire would be handy.

Almost have the wife convinced this would be a good thing to have

 

I love to hear that! And I hear you on the 35" spare, mine is still mounted to the headache rack but I have been considering relocation options.

 

Anyone have one of these kits installed?

I'm still interested in it, but not seeing a lot of new photos/trucks with it?

 

Just finished installing my Big Body kit. It's sick. So many possibilities. Will update as I personalize it!



Here are some pics of the process:

 

Looks great! How was the install?

Any issues?

 

Thanks! No issues with the install. It feels very solid. Took about 2 full days of work to put it all together with the parts provided by BigBody. I will be putting it through its paces this year between hard wheeling and work (lots of miles on rough ranch roads), so I will be sure to give updates on how it holds up.

 

looks so good I need this.

 

Looking at it like that, I wonder how difficult it would make it be to set it up with a lower rack. Doesn't seem like it would be all that hard. Lots of room for stuff between the frame and the flatbed, too.

 

To make just the top rack shorter? The vertical extrusions would need to be shorter. Changing the angled pieces looks like it would affect the geometry of the bracketry.

 

I was thinking that the diagonal bars would need to be shorter, and the horizontal bars would need to be longer.

 

Yep, could do that too.

 

Broke my bed, and this seems like a budget option. Following!

 

Did my first little wheeling test with the BigBody at a local OHV park last weekend. It was solid, no rattling or anything. These photos werent at full flex, but when I was fully flexed out there was no rubbing in the wheel wells which was great. Tons of clearance. I've ordered some underbody boxes and other accessories, so I will update this thread when I get around to customizing the bed more.

 

Looks good! Dig seeing the posts on IG.
Boxes from Summit Expedition Trucks or somewhere else?

 

I ordered a 12 x 14 x 18 Buyers underbody toolbox that I believe will fit between the cab and the wheel well. If it fits I will buy another one for the other side. And yeah I have been considering/looking at some tapered underbody boxes to put between the wheel well and the end of the flatbed similar to those used at Summit.

 

Ahhh gotcha; long bed things.
Short bed trucks don't get the bonus room between the cab and rear axle.

 

Very nice. No accommodations for side stakes or siding to keep stuff from sliding off. like my dog? (I used to have a Nissan Stake Bed)

 

Will this system work if I have LT in the rear with my shock towers through the bed or will it require a lot of modifying?

 

There are posts on here with sides , or looks like they have stake pockets: https://bigbodytruckco.com/products/stake-side-adaptor-3-pack

 

I was curious about this too; you can customize how tall the flatbed sits by adjusting the length of the square supports.

And it looks like @BRC_Kaveh has the shock tower relocate and it seems to clear his fine.