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09-27-2020, 06:57 PM
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Body lines cab to bed
Working on a swb 68 c10 and have a new aftermarket bed which looks nice but. The body line from the door and cab to the bed do not line up. The bed line is 1 inch high and needs to come down to match the other lines. Anyone else run into this on a new bed. Thinking the only way to fix is to notch the cross sill so it will sit at the proper height. Frame is straight and frame mounts to floor measure the same on both sides and truck is level.
The top line needs to be where the bottom is Last edited by LockDoc; 09-28-2020 at 09:15 AM. Reason: rotated picture |
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09-27-2020, 07:50 PM
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Re: Body lines cab to bed
How are your cab mount bushings?
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09-27-2020, 07:58 PM
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09-28-2020, 12:19 AM
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Re: Body lines cab to bed
If your mounts are from LMC. That may be part of your problem. Getting good rubber from Classic Heartbeat, GMC Paul's would be recommended. Proper mounts then cab can be shimmed a bit.
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09-28-2020, 05:14 AM
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Re: Body lines cab to bed
I was just wondering if anyone had run into this before and what they did.
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09-28-2020, 09:18 AM
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Re: Body lines cab to bed
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If your frame is 3/4 ton (C20) and your bushing kit was for a 1/2 ton (C10) it will cause that. The rear bushings on a C20 are taller. LockDoc
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09-28-2020, 12:36 PM
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Re: Body lines cab to bed
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09-28-2020, 02:22 PM
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Re: Body lines cab to bed
When you say rear bushing do you mean cab bushing.
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09-28-2020, 08:10 PM
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Re: Body lines cab to bed
I was not just bashing LMC. I have heard of several people having problems with their cab mounts/bushings. If you look at my thread you can see how my cab was sitting at the start of the thread. Were like that since installed new. Almost an inch low. After installing the ones from Classic Heartbeat I had to use the 1/4" rubber isolators on the bed and suck the cab down. You did not say were your rubber was purchased. Just know you cannot go wrong using one of the forum vendors for parts as most of them use the parts they sell.
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09-29-2020, 02:06 AM
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Re: Body lines cab to bed
Lol i did not catch that
It is from another cab mount post on this site Yes c10 mount is different C20 k10 k20 are same mounts |
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09-29-2020, 08:07 AM
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Re: Body lines cab to bed
Just from the one picture I'm not seeing 1". Looks less to me. Looks like the door is about 1/4" high. I'd say just a bit of tweaking is required, as is normal when assembling a truck. I know of no issues with the reproduction beds lining up as they should
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09-29-2020, 07:11 PM
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Re: Body lines cab to bed
Ok, figured it out. I bought the cab in Tenn. It had already had a new floor put in and other parts. The thought came to me today that maybe when they put the floor in they didn't get it just right. Actually i had to do a lot of re work to the cab but anyway. There was just no way the bed was out that much. So i started to shim the cab. 1 inch on the drivers side and 1/2 on the pass side. When i crawled out from under it the lines where where they needed to be. Still need to do some leveling and squaring but it will be fine.
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