How to Measure a Truck for a Utility Bed
- 1). Measure the distance between the center of your rear tire axle and the back of your truck cab. Write down this number and indicate that this is the "axle measurement."
- 2). Go to the rear of your truck. Measure the distance between the outside of one back tire to the outside of the tire on the opposite side of the truck. Write down that number and label it "outer tire width."
- 3). Measure the truck frame rails. This is the distance between the outside of the frame rails on one side of the truck to the outside of the frame rail on the opposite side of the truck. Write down this "frame rail" measurement.