How To Measure Your Truck Bed For A Tool Box

Most standard boxes won t extend all the way to the floor but some oversized tool chests might be taller than your bed and won t fit properly.

How to measure your truck bed for a tool box.

For crossover toolboxes be sure to properly measure the distance from the outside of one rail to the outside of the other. Now you have the measurements of your truck bed. Hold one end of your tape measure against the inside of your truck bed s left front corner and have someone pull the tape measure until it reaches the inside of the front right corner. To measure the length of a truck bed you should start at the bulkhead and measure right up to the inside of your tailgate.

Your best bet to get an accurate measurement is to not place the tape measurer on the bottom part floor but simply run it straight down the length. Record the measurement in inches. If you are going to buy the accessory like toolbox or tonneau cover truck caps then change the dimensions accordingly like in the metric system in feet or inches. How to measure your truck bed for a crossover tool box using the picture of the crossover box above and the instructions below measure your truck bed to ensure proper fit.

For this number measure how tall your truck bed is from the floor to the top of the rail. Divide the number of inches by 12 to determine the length of your truck bed in feet. Record this measurement and label that number width. And measure the distance from the top to the bottom of the bed.

It s key to properly measure your truck bed for a toolbox. Again the tape measure should be in a straight taut line even with the top of the bed. This measurement will let you know the maximum height of your toolbox. Measure the outside distance between your bed rails and compare it to measurement a on the illustration above.

First measure the height of the rails and the distance between the rails. Moving along your bed rail extend the measuring tape to the inside edge of the top of your tailgate.