Cab adjusting

[66farmer]

After mounting the cab back on the frame is there a alignment process.
Thanks for the help

[theastronaut]

Are you talking about adjusting the cab itself? Or the rest of the body panels?



If body panels, the order I went in was:

1. Doors. Make the body lines match the cab front and rear, and get the gaps as even as possible. Also get the flushness as close as possible. If the doors aren't right the fenders won't be right either.

2. Inner fenders and radiator support. Leave these loose. You'll need to be able to shim under the rad support when you install/adjust the fenders.

3. Fenders and grill shell. Make the top of the fenders level with the body line in the doors. You'll do this by shimming the rad support up or down. Tighten down the inner fender bolts now.

4. Cowl and fender extensions.

5. Hood.

[66farmer]

Thanks for the info.

What I was trying to say is there any movement in the cab mounts or are they just fixed.
After I drop the cab on and tighten the cab bolts is there any reason that I would have go back and loose the bolts to shift the cab.
I'm asking because after the cab is installed and a few other items the truck is going to upholstering and I don't want to have to remove the carpeting to get to the cab bolts.
Thank for the help

[padresag]

you may have to shim it to align with the frt and rear sheet metal and that you won't know until you assemble it all
ron

[66farmer]

Time is getting short to get the truck to the upholster. I wasn't plaining on hanging the front end but it sounds like I better take the time.

[padresag]

I would set the box on too. one little twist in the frame changes everything
ron

[Alan's Classic]

I agree with all input here. Set everything in place, bumper to bumper to be sure.
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