2001 Ram Sport

My entire bed is in great shape, except for the floor, which has large holes in it. I'm thinking that maybe the previous owner was hauling some type of caustic materials without a bed liner.

I dont want to get a used bed because by the time I buy one, go get it, have the old bed removed, have the new bed installed, then have it painted, I'm going to easily have $4000 in it.

Anyways, I was wondering if anyone makes a replacement bed floor. I have searched all over and cant find one anyplace. I can find every piece of replacement metal except the bed floor. If I had a replacement, I could just have it tacked in over the old one, put a bed liner in, and be good to go. Does anyone know if anyone makes a replacement bed floor?

 

Personally, I'd get another bed in better shape. I'm not aware of anyone selling just the truck floor (LMC truck doesn't). Cost of this project really depends upon how much work you're willing to do yourself (as with many things these days). The bed is very easy to remove - there are 8 bolts holding it to the frame. Remove those bolts along with the rear taillights/wiring and the screws holding in the plastic holder for the fuel filler neck and the bed is ready to come off. To lift the old bed off the frame, I enlisted the help of a few neighbors and we sat if up on a few cinder blocks.

To my knowledge, 2nd gen beds are either 8 foot or 6 foot long. I had to swap out my truck bed several years ago due to rot in the upper right section due to the truck being used for plowing snow. You might get lucky and find one the same color as your existing bed to save on $$$. Check car-part.com, Facebook Marketplace and your local Craigslist. I replaced my truck's 8 foot bed several years ago with a nice used bed I found via my local Craigslist. I brought it home on my open car trailer pulled by my truck. I did end up having the bed painted off the truck, but I had the bed painted by Maaco pretty reasonably.

 

I've used old coal slurry belt for a bed floor before. It looks decent, stuff doesn't slide and once you manage to cut it, it will fit right in. As for bed lengths, the extended cab beds are approximately 6.5 feet.

If you don't live in coal country and don't have friends in coal mine maintenance, slurry belt might be an issue to find. Then again, there's always plywood or, if you are good at woodworking, get some nice boards, stain then to look like a wood floor on a step side and mount them over the floor. I've seen that done and it looks fantastic. You just can't really use it for hauling anymore.

 

Unfortunately, age and health dont allow me to do much of my own work any more. I live in a very rural area so the closest Maaco is probably several hours away. I will definitely keep looking however, and something may turn up. It just surprises me that every single panel on the bed is available as a replacement part except the bed.

 

from my experience the bed floor is the last thing to rust out generally, I would just find a rotted out bed with a solid floor and cut it out

 

The bed floor is the first to get scratched up without a liner. They make bed floors/panels but not for Dodge. So the spacing/dimensions and not exact. Either way the bed needs to be removed.
https://raybuck.com/?s=bed+floor

 

In the past (not for a RAM) I’ve picked up cover sheets of 14GA steel diamond plate from a local metal warehouse.
Cover sheets might be undersized, have a thin edge, or missing a corner, but they are substantially cheaper than a regular sheet because they are zero cost to the vendor.
It makes for a very robust floor.