dwsykes
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- Kinston, NC
- Vehicle Year
- 14, 88
- Make / Model
- Ford
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- 3.5TT, 2.9
- Transmission
- Manual
I thought I'd share my latest OCD problem......Well for some time now I have been plagued by incorrect spacing between the cab and the bed along with the bed overall leaning to the passenger side. With auto shops and alignment shops telling me it was a warped chassis, I decided to try and fix the problem.
And discovered larger than what I thought holes in the bed. I knew there were rusted out sections of this bed, the dealer put undercoating over the holes when I bought the truck a while back. Going to graft some new bed where those holes are
I have measured chassis to axle and chassis to concrete and the measurements says that the chassis is not bent. Through some searching here I have come to the conclusion that I will shim the passenger side to match the driver.
Any suggestions on how to align the vertical on this bed accurately, other than guess and check? Should I weight it down when shimming? What about the gaps where there are no bolts holding the bed down?
Thanks
And discovered larger than what I thought holes in the bed. I knew there were rusted out sections of this bed, the dealer put undercoating over the holes when I bought the truck a while back. Going to graft some new bed where those holes are
I have measured chassis to axle and chassis to concrete and the measurements says that the chassis is not bent. Through some searching here I have come to the conclusion that I will shim the passenger side to match the driver.
Any suggestions on how to align the vertical on this bed accurately, other than guess and check? Should I weight it down when shimming? What about the gaps where there are no bolts holding the bed down?
Thanks