55.2-59 bedwood rear edge ?

[56 3100]

For those who have stock style bedwood.is the rear edges flush with top of rear sill or up above edge some like in my pic ?wood is 3/4" thick now. anyone with pics would be great! mine is like in the pics. do i need to plane it down more?

[joedoh]

looks like you havent tightened the bolts yet, try that and see what happens. your strips are really standing pround of the wood and they should be flush/slightly less than flush.

[fauXGT]

Yep. The carriage bolts still look loosey goosey.
When they get german (good'n'tight) the strips will drop into the channels into the planks and drop close to flush to the back at the tailgate.
The wood will give a bit.

[fauXGT]

Example

[56 3100]

faux are your bolts tight in that example pic?

[Tempest67]

rather than plane down the entire board, you may consider just removing 1/16 of an inch from the underside where the cross brace is.

just a suggestion.

[fauXGT]

Originally Posted by 56 3100

faux are your bolts tight in that example pic?

Fairly, but my boards are pine. Much softer so they will give a bit when clamped. Tempest has an idea, but you have to look at how the boards set flush under the angle side brackets. Taking material from the bottom of the boards will create a gap on the sides. If you don't like how tall the runners look, you could take a bit of material off in the wood runner channels. That way they sit lower but the boards are still snug under the side runners.

[56 3100]

the wood thickness is under what MAR K mentions 25/32" my wood is 3/4" thick on main area . will tighten down a section of strip see how it sits. faux i think i will take down grooves some.

[_Ogre]

Originally Posted by Tempest67

rather than plane down the entire board, you may consider just removing 1/16 of an inch from the underside where the cross brace is.

just a suggestion.

Gets my vote

[56 3100]

think i will just take down groove some more wood is proper thickness now. others i see wood is above sill some.dont want to mess with underneath.by cross sills.

[R&B51]

Maybe consider just a small 45° chamfer on the tail end of the word top edge?feel good to the hand. Makes it less likely to catch on stuff and splinter. Wood finishes do not adhere well to sharp 90° corners as well, finish will stay on that edge better with a slight chamfer.

[62 Barnfind]

Probably due to the aftermarket rear support. I have two different ones and they both fit different. I have the same problem on mine and I will plain it down to fit right.

[56 3100]

barnfind i did a little taper on back bottom edge and sits down better. far amount of difference.
edge without taper:


edge after taper


heres taper/ chamfer on edge