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Old 04-05-2015, 07:12 PM   #1
Keith Seymore
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Re: Did our trucks come with pads between bed and frame?

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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.
Help in absorbing what kind of sounds?

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Old 04-05-2015, 07:41 PM   #2
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Re: Did our trucks come with pads between bed and frame?

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Help in absorbing what kind of sounds?

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Anything is better than metal to metal. Took a drive with the bed off and the cab was much quieter, may or may not help but, I am going to try it.
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