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I have noticed that a lot of square bodies , like mine, have a problem with the beds being uneven. When you look at mine from the rear, the left side of the bed sags lower than the right. my first idea was a bad shock, so I changed them but that did not fix the problem. Now I am thinking maybe a week leaf spring on that side. Since that seems to be a common problem,I figure you guys may have seen and fixed it before.Any ideas?:smoke:

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Mine is the same way. I don't think they paid to much attention to spring consistency on these trucks. My old 78 was the same way too.

I'm going to try and remove a leaf from the higher side at some point.

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Yep - they did that right from the factory (we called it "box lean").

About once a year we'd have a big science experiment to try and fix it, but we never did.

I'd just make a small spacer and stick it between the leaf spring and axle on the low side.

K

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hehe, mine leans the same way... but... I have a flipped rear axle, The spacer trick won't quite work or me... any other nity fixes you got up your sleeve Keith?

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Same thing, except just space the "high side" down...

;)

K

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Ahh yea... I guess I should have actually thought about it before asking a dumb question. Thanks Keith! :metal:

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Thanks..at first I thought it was because my poor old truck was a little on the wore out side, but I have seen a few trucks fixed up ,even in magazines with the same problem.

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Yea mine is the same way. Over an 1"!! Torque!!! Okay, not really my truck was rolled before I bought it. I hope to level it with lower 4" leafs and c-notch. I run traction bars too. I may just have to live with car-lean!

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man!!! i gotta show my auto teacher this!! i was asking him why my truck sits lower on the drivers side and he just thinks its becuse i lowered the truck.glad its just not my problem

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Now that's funny right there, I don't care who you are..:lol:

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mine was real bad and it was because the cross rails on the bottom of the box were rotted through......

every time i hit a bump the back driverside of the box jumped up about 4"

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Its just the infamous chevy lean.

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Here's a simply way to fix it... the way I did mine anyways. I added washers between the floorbed and the frame itself. Remove the most aft bolts and add them... simply and quick.

Anthony

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I never knew that. My 88 had some really bad gangsta lean and my buddys 95 S10 did the same. I shimmed everything out and figured that the trucks had both been in accidents or somthing.

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Thanks...that's a good idea. If there is one thing I like, it is Quick,easy,and most of all Cheap fixes. I think I,ll try that!

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but its not just the bed? its the hole truck is about a inch lower on the drivers side

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While parking behind my truck a few days ago I noticed mine leaned too. I figured id add some washers like suggested, glad to know it will work.

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Kinda wish that was the case with mine, because then it wouldn't be so noticeable..lol. but then it would take a lot more to fix. Mine is definitely just the bed though. If you look at mine from the rear, the cab is straight, but the bed(in comparison to the cab) is about a inch or so lower on the driver side.

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The washers between the bed and frame does work, i did it to mine about two years ago and it still sits straight.

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I know this is an extremely old thread but I just set my bed on my truck after doing the frame off resto and its about 1" lower on the driver side rear. It lines up with the cab within prob 1/4" but the back of the bed is lower from side to side 1". I had myself convinced I bent something while it was apart.

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Yeah, I got the Gangstah lean on my bed as well. I've been thinking of doing the washers between the rail and the bed in order to try to fix it.
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Rear springs

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It's funny I have seen this on other trucks but mine does not show any signs of it but I am thinking it may have to do with the two sets of overloads on the truck

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On mine I thought it was because of the fat guy behind the wheel and the gas tank being mounted on that side.;)