Did our trucks come with pads between bed and frame?

[Jake Wade]

I took the bed off my truck and there was nothing between the bed and frame.

I see where pads are available at Classic Chevy Truck Parts.

Were they installed from the factory?

Thanks

[Jake Wade]

Never mind, found my answer.

[esbstuff]

The answer is no in case someone else is (or does) research this matter.

[Jake Wade]

Yes, my bad, I should have explained. The Step side beds have the pads, not the fleet sides. The ones you see for sale are for stepsides and are 1/4" thick and would throw your bodylines off bad.

I am going to cut some pads about 1/16" thick out of some material. I think it will help in absorbing sounds.

[tucsonjwt]

In my case, I installed some dense 1/4" thick pads at the rear of the frame rails and use about 3/4" thick rubber snubbers at the front of the frame rails because I have a dump bed conversion and the bed bounces around when driving and makes a lot of noise. The trim lines on the side of the bed does not line up the the corresponding line on the doors and front fenders, so I am leaving all of the trim off to lessen the visual impact.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by esbstuff

The answer is no in case someone else is (or does) research this matter.

"No" is correct, based on the 900,000 or so pickup boxes I installed on the assembly line in Flint.

K

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Jake Wade

Yes, my bad, I should have explained. The Step side beds have the pads, not the fleet sides. The ones you see for sale are for stepsides and are 1/4" thick and would throw your bodylines off bad.

I am going to cut some pads about 1/16" thick out of some material. I think it will help in absorbing sounds.

Help in absorbing what kind of sounds?

K

[Jake Wade]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Help in absorbing what kind of sounds?

K

Anything is better than metal to metal. Took a drive with the bed off and the cab was much quieter, may or may not help but, I am going to try it.

[bigblock73]

I ran 1/8" thick rubber washers between my bed and frame on my 73 fleetside, the local Ace Hardware has them in all shapes and sizes.

[Jake Wade]

Originally Posted by bigblock73

I ran 1/8" thick rubber washers between my bed and frame on my 73 fleetside, the local Ace Hardware has them in all shapes and sizes.

Thanks for the tip!

[bigblock73]

Get a washer that is as wide as the frame...so you have more coverage for movement