Measurement Guide
Table Of Contents
- Instructions for Measuring Your Truck Bed for a UWS Tool Box or Transfer Tank Truck tool boxes and transfer tanks can add extra utility and function to your pickup truck. However, getting the wrong size tool box or transfer tank can be quite frustra...
- Key Considerations & Definitions to Know Before Starting
- Written, Step-by-Step Instructions for Measuring Your Truck Bed for a Tool Box or Transfer Tank
- Step 1: Start by Measuring the Exterior Bed Rail Width — From A to B
- Step 2: Measure the Interior Wheel Well Rail Width — From C to D
- Step 3: For Transfer Tank Fitment, Measure the Wheel Well Width — From E to F
- Step 4: Measure the Vertical Bed Depth — From G to H
- Step 5: Measure the Length from the Forward Bulkhead to the Wheel Well Hump — From I to K
- Step 6: For Towing Applications, Measure the Length from the Forward Bulkhead to Tow Hitch — From I to J (Optional)
- Finally, You're Ready to Make Your Purchase & Install Your Truck Bed Tool Box or Transfer Tank
This is important — a tool box too deep will not fit inside the bed, and a tool box too shallow
will not maximize storage space. Measure from the lip of the bed rail, G, to the floor of the bed,
H. Make sure your tape measure is straight and record this measurement as "vertical bed
depth."
In the example above, the distance from G to H is 19.25".
Step 5: Measure the Length from the Forward Bulkhead to the Wheel
Well Hump — From I to K
This will help to ensure that the tool box you choose will not interfere with the wheel wells in
the truck bed. Start by placing the end of the tape measure at the bulkhead on the lip of the
truck bed itself, near the bed rail, and measure rearwards towards where the wheel well
begins.
Your tape measure should be hovering over the truck bed, running alongside the bed rail.
Looking over the tape measure and down towards the wheel well, look for where the wheel