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parrisc19844x4_468 04-11-2011 10:20 AM

Is it Possible ?
 
Can the rails under the bed that attach to the frame be replaced and if so where can I find the replacements? I looked at LMC, Classic Parts, JC Whitney, no one seems to carry them.
I guess if I can find them I can have them made out of some 2”z3” stock but was trying to do it the lazy way.

allengator 04-11-2011 10:22 AM

Re: Is it Possible ?
 
I have never seen them for sale anywhere... my suggestion would be from a "donor bed"

parrisc19844x4_468 04-11-2011 10:29 AM

Re: Is it Possible ?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by allengator (Post 4613495)
I have never seen them for sale anywhere... my suggestion would be from a "donor bed"


Thanks for the suggestion, I have looked at a few, most are like mine, the bed itself is in very good shape, but the rails under the box look like mine, full of holes.

parrisc19844x4_468 04-11-2011 03:22 PM

Re: Is it Possible ?
 
anyone else?
http://s681.photobucket.com/albums/v...ttsdale004.jpg

Dalaigh 04-11-2011 03:38 PM

Re: Is it Possible ?
 
No one re pops these, because it's easy enough to just bend them up out of sheet metal. Get a spot weld drill bit, drill out the spot welds that attach them and use whats left of the old ones as a template and bend up some new ones.

parrisc19844x4_468 04-11-2011 03:47 PM

Re: Is it Possible ?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Dalaigh (Post 4614035)
No one re pops these, because it's easy enough to just bend them up out of sheet metal. Get a spot weld drill bit, drill out the spot welds that attach them and use whats left of the old ones as a template and bend up some new ones.

ok, thanks. I was hoping that there where aftermarket ones.

low man 04-11-2011 05:37 PM

Re: Is it Possible ?
 
im suprised that you guys cant get them.i have bought a few here in canada,maybe ours rust out quicker.lol
i got them at the fender factory.if i remember right they are 3" by 3",they make them wider than the original ones,they go for about 30$ each

babyJay 04-11-2011 08:04 PM

Re: Is it Possible ?
 
Wonder if part #13 could be modified to make work. It's for a stepside but possibly the same and shorter?

http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cc/750w/0031.jpg


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