Has anyone thought about flatbed mavericks?

[Bar_M_Maverick]

I know aftermarket bumpers and grill guards are wishful thinking, but has anybody thought about a flatbed Maverick?

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[Snax]

As in, cut the sides off the bed?

If so, probably not going to happen without a LOT of work. The Maverick is a unibody, so it doesn't have a frame like a conventional pickup truck. The side of the beds are structurally necessary. You would have to add a lot of metal, in the form of beams or something, to make this work.

 

[Bar_M_Maverick]

Oh, makes sense. Could probably be done by some redneck engineers who disregard structural integrity.

 

[The Weatherman]

No.

 

[ThisWas]

A couple of weeks ago SpaceyMac posted an interesting document, a Body Builders Layout Book for the Maverick:
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...urements-radar-camera-wheels-tires-data.9029/

I don't know if the attached image is intended for someone building a flatbed truck or if it just identifies where the Maverick's frame (subframe?) may be found.

 

[rainesd]

As in, cut the sides off the bed?

If so, probably not going to happen without a LOT of work. The Maverick is a unibody, so it doesn't have a frame like a conventional pickup truck. The side of the beds are structurally necessary. You would have to add a lot of metal, in the form of beams or something, to make this work.

I looked into the structural side of the maverick a while back. The bed is tack welded onto a frame that is fully welded into the body, the side panels of the bed are bolted into place and tack welded with 2, 1/2 inch beads to the body, it has a completely different look then the ridgeline. It’s more of a short SUV where they welded frame rails to the back of it and stuck a bed on it. The bed provides very little structural support, it even has cross beams attached to the rear “frame”

 

[boatman]

I know aftermarket bumpers and grill guards are wishful thinking, but has anybody thought about a flatbed Maverick?

NEVER

 

[Scott Asheville]

Kia just unveiled a new small commercial BEV family. One of the variants was a small flatbed. It looked awesome. Also stake beds, vans. Essentially anything you want. Looks about Maverick size, maybe a bit bigger - hard to tell from the photos.

This is the beauty of a BEV skateboard platform like GM's Ultium. Engineer the platform. Throw any "top hat" you want onto it.


https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a...tric-van-finally-revealed-in-production-form/

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