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Difference between Fleet and Sport side (Hitch question)
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 4:35 pm
by melloyellow
I know this is going to sound stupid but I don't know the answer. What is the difference between a fleet and a sport side truck? I am ordering a hitch P/N 81610 from Valley Industries. The one thing they say is "it will fit as long as it's a fleet side and not a sport side truck". So I just thought I would ask.
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 5:02 pm
by AZS10Crew
I think sport side is a step side bed. Fleet side is a standard side bed.
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 5:07 pm
by adrenalnjunky
Yep -- that's it.
Unless it's ford then you get a Flare-side, which is a step side, which is just their way of making things even harder to understand.....
What's even scarier is that I really like the looks of that new F150 Crew cab -- FX4 package and the 18 inch rims. But at $38,000 it's not hard to keep from buying one
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 9:31 pm
by AZS10Crew
Yikes! For $38K, you can get an F350 crew cab with a Powerstroke diesel, 8"+ lift, and 38's here in Phoenix. Granted...it's used...but still.
Re: Difference between Fleet and Sport side
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 5:17 am
by HenryJ
melloyellow wrote: I am ordering a hitch P/N 81610 from Valley Industries.
According to the installation instructions, that looks like the right one.
Valley Industries
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 11:32 am
by Justin
yeah our trucks are fleetside. Orderring my trailer hitch, roll pan and tailgate, its a fleetside