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Bed leveling?


97LowRanger

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So ever since I've had my ranger its had a dent on the left rear side of the bumper this caused my bed to deform a little now that its lowered 4/6 you can really see it I was thinking of using washers at the bolts to level it but im concerned with its integrity? If i can do it Id like to got to 16x10 steelies and run 225's to be stretched and roll the fenders and bed sides similar to his truck which i love, http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120245&page=3
 


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I leveled a lot of Ranger beds on new Rangers when I was working at a Ford dealership. I think body and bed lean was the most common warranty problem I fixed on them. For the beds I just used large thick fender washers. Washers between the bed and frame won't cause any problems and it's a cheap easy fix.
 

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Thanks a lot! will do that soon, its almost 1/2" is that still ok?
 

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I wouldn't stack a bunch of thin washers to get the 1/2". I would use two 1/4" thick washers or you can just look for some metal that's the thickness you want to lift the bed.
 

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