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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Louisiana
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Did our trucks come with pads between bed and frame?
I took the bed off my truck and there was nothing between the bed and frame.
I see where pads are available at Classic Chevy Truck Parts. Were they installed from the factory? Thanks |
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Re: Did our trucks come with pads between bed and frame?
Never mind, found my answer.
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Location: St Robert, Mo
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Re: Did our trucks come with pads between bed and frame?
The answer is no in case someone else is (or does) research this matter.
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Re: Did our trucks come with pads between bed and frame?
Yes, my bad, I should have explained. The Step side beds have the pads, not the fleet sides. The ones you see for sale are for stepsides and are 1/4" thick and would throw your bodylines off bad.
I am going to cut some pads about 1/16" thick out of some material. I think it will help in absorbing sounds. |
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Re: Did our trucks come with pads between bed and frame?
In my case, I installed some dense 1/4" thick pads at the rear of the frame rails and use about 3/4" thick rubber snubbers at the front of the frame rails because I have a dump bed conversion and the bed bounces around when driving and makes a lot of noise. The trim lines on the side of the bed does not line up the the corresponding line on the doors and front fenders, so I am leaving all of the trim off to lessen the visual impact.
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Re: Did our trucks come with pads between bed and frame?
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Re: Did our trucks come with pads between bed and frame?
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Re: Did our trucks come with pads between bed and frame?
I ran 1/8" thick rubber washers between my bed and frame on my 73 fleetside, the local Ace Hardware has them in all shapes and sizes.
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Re: Did our trucks come with pads between bed and frame?
Get a washer that is as wide as the frame...so you have more coverage for movement
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