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11-28-2008, 03:49 PM
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Bed seems lopsided
If bed on pickup appears not to sit on there level, what could this mean? I thought maybe shocks collapsed or ? Any thoughts
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11-28-2008, 03:59 PM
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Re: Bed seems lopsided
Maybe a bad mount or something. Shocks do not control ride height.
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11-28-2008, 04:01 PM
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Re: Bed seems lopsided
The shocks won't change the ride height any, so maybe either the coils are shot, or the frame is bent? Measure from ground to the bottom of the frame on each side and see if there is a difference.
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11-28-2008, 04:02 PM
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Re: Bed seems lopsided
Could be a weak spring...they are 40 yrs old after all
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11-28-2008, 04:05 PM
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Re: Bed seems lopsided
I had a rear cab mount completely shot onece that made the cab/bed look like that. I would start there and then start looking at frame and suspension.
Frank
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11-28-2008, 04:11 PM
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Re: Bed seems lopsided
Measure, measure, measure. I measure everything 2-3 times. Make sure you are on level ground when you do this!
Measure between the cab and frame (both sides), between the frame and axle housing (both sides), between the axle housing and the ground (both sides). Than post what you find 
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11-28-2008, 04:19 PM
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Re: Bed seems lopsided
I had the same problem on my truck, it was about 1/2" but it looked a whole lot worse from the back. It must have been rear-ended at some point. I doubled up on the rubber mounting pads on the left side and it evened out. A few years later I was hit in the side and the truck had to go to the frame shop, so I had them level the rear. If you think about it there's not much preventing torsion in the rear of the frame, a light hit would tweak one of the rails up or down and could cause the bed to tilt.
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11-28-2008, 05:30 PM
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Re: Bed seems lopsided
Thanks for replys guys, all of it makes sense! I will keep you posted, thanks again
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11-28-2008, 07:06 PM
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Re: Bed seems lopsided
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Another place to measure from is the edge of the rim to the wheel opening on the bedsides. That way if you have a low tire it won't throw off the measurement. My truck looked like that too at one point ,it was the frame, but it was an easy fix.
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