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Old 04-23-2009, 04:10 PM   #6
Chuck78
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Columbus, OH
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Re: bed mount question - bent frame from towing?

must be that my rubber body mounts that are there are just rotted and compressed, and then the one set that's missing behind the axle (second to last set to the rear) have just caused the bed wood to hump up a little where the bed is directly bolted to the channel that sits on the frame. I got a bit worried for a minute about that. I'll have to check my manual and see if there are any measurements for reference.

I have a new set of rubbers coming from Brother's (only about $10), but I wish I would have waited and ordered a full set with all the bolts and everything from LMC ($50-60), as I am missing three sets of the nuts and bolts, and completely missing two sets of the rubber mounts behind the axle. Is there anything special about the bolts that hold the bed mounts? Just a Grade 8 hex head? Or are they a specialty fastener? I only have the rears, and I can't see the heads unless I take off the bed wood. My bed wood has all the factory skid plate rails or whatever you call them, but is just a nice finished sheet of oak plywood with 1/4" screws and nuts holding the top metal pieces on. Gotta remove that all some weekend and do what the previous owner should have done, and bolted the bed body mounts down! Some people just lack common sense I guess.
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*1962 GMC 1000 Panel Truck - 305D/Saginaw 4sp soon: 351C V6 + AX15 5sp OD trans, & 75-87/91 disc brake front end
*1988 Suzuki Samurai 4x4 project, VW 1.9L mTDI, Toyota R151F transmission & Toyota full floater axles, LWB body tub stretch project
*Many 1977-1979 Suzuki GS motorcycles, Kawasaki KDX220R, '77 Suzuki PE250, etc
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