[Chuck78]

Originally Posted by protrash64

I believe the bolts are going to be carrige style similar to the pick-ups. You should have cam-style washers for adjusting the body/mounts/etc when assembled. Your frame will kick down in the rear, the later burbs have this also.

Burbs and panels are the same length, unless its a 10'(?) 1ton truck. My burb has the exact wheelbase as the pick-up parked next to it.

burbs and panels I believe are the same wheelbase, but I know for a fact (GMC sales brochures) that burbs have an 8 foot bed, and panels have a 7-1/2 foot bed.

I don't know where the carriage style washers are on mine. Do they sit down in the hole under the bed wood???? Maybe I need to order a set of these for when I pull the bed wood up to install new mounts. As I said, I am missing at least two sets of bolts for the bed to frame mounts, and lost one of the sets of rubbers in the process. Actually, I think I lost half of hte ones that are there, as there are upper and lower rubbers, right? Do they have a metal sleeve that goes in between them? I am missing some of these also. Might need to find someone parting out a panel for this stuff, eh?

My frame does kick down in the rear, I realize that is the way it is supposed to be, but I am worried that the rear kicked down part might be bent downward slightly. My truck does have a really beefy receiver hitch welded to the rear of the frame, showing that it may have been used a lot for towing.
This concern is why I am trying to determine if my cross sill over the axle is improperly placed.

Thanks,

Chuck