Bed Installation

[hugger6933]

Ok lets stop and take a breath the problem as I see it has not been addressed. Look at the gap on the bed and the cab as it goes up and down. Everyone is right about the cab mounts BUT if you look at the gap like I said the cab should be tighter at the top since the cab mounts have collapsed the cab dropped down and the cab would be closer at the top unless something else is wrong. When I look at trucks[mostly late model cause that is what I build from wrecks] I stick fingers in the gap and check top to bottom side to side for differences and use that as a bent frame indicator. Jim

[JMEdwards]

Originally Posted by hugger6933

Ok lets stop and take a breath the problem as I see it has not been addressed. Look at the gap on the bed and the cab as it goes up and down. Everyone is right about the cab mounts BUT if you look at the gap like I said the cab should be tighter at the top since the cab mounts have collapsed the cab dropped down and the cab would be closer at the top unless something else is wrong. When I look at trucks[mostly late model cause that is what I build from wrecks] I stick fingers in the gap and check top to bottom side to side for differences and use that as a bent frame indicator. Jim

I agree the cab mounts need to be taken care of.
Because the quarter sized hole from the rust the frame set's almost 3" lower than the right

You might not be able to tell but in the first picture their is a strap going across to the other side of the bed I also put a second strap on that is lifting the front of the bed.