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05-12-2013, 01:42 PM
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"New" bed not lining up?
I have a square body pickup bed trailer that had a horribly rusted out floor and bed side. I have no idea what year it was but definitely a square body. I found out only 3 bolts were holding it in. I took it off and I bought another square body bed for 120 bucks. I put it on and only 4 of the bolts lined up. 2 on the front, two on the rear. Why won't the others?
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05-12-2013, 01:52 PM
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Re: "New" bed not lining up?
Bolt holes were in different places for different years, Just get a long bit and drill new holes through the frame. I doubt it is going anywhere with 4 bolts in anyways.
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05-12-2013, 02:11 PM
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Re: "New" bed not lining up?
If I re-drill the holes in the frame to line up with the holes, it will not have any metal on it left. It's only off by about a quarter of an inch. Can I drill the bed floor and crossmember?
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05-12-2013, 03:28 PM
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Re: "New" bed not lining up?
Ya you can drill the box and cross-member, just watch when you tighten them down as the original box floor holes have a crush sleeve in them.
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05-12-2013, 03:45 PM
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Re: "New" bed not lining up?
cool, thanks
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05-12-2013, 11:34 PM
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05-12-2013, 11:41 PM
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05-12-2013, 11:49 PM
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Re: "New" bed not lining up?
It's sort of like a really stiff spring. It saves the factory time. They're normally used in rear differentials. The spring effect of the buckling of the sleeve provides a pre-load greater than any force that can release it. It's basically a strong spring.
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05-13-2013, 06:55 AM
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