Re: bed mount question - bent frame from towing?
Looking at these two photos, in the lower one with the body completely off, the bed cross support is mounted behind the raised portion of the frame (the part over the axle), where looking at mine, I see that it is mounted directly on top of this part of the frame, on top of the holes visible in this photo that are halfway between the cross support and the coil spring. This could explain a lot! When I looked under the truck yesterday, to me it seemed like on my panel with the gas tank mounted where it's at, that there was no room to move this support rear anymore, as the gas tank was fairly far forward. I think mine looks more like the upper picture of the green truck, where the supports front and rear of the gas tank are more forward. Any suggestions? The cross support brace on mine definitely is sitting on top of the frame at the frame's highest point over the axle, with no rubber pads between the frame, support/bed wood.
Help me figure this one out!
Thanks,
Chuck
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Chuck in Ohio
*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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