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03-03-2012, 11:06 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: mt vernon, oh
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frame crossmember
referring to the picture, why is the crossmember curved up? could I just run square stock across he end of the frame rails? I want to use this area to mount a gas tank, and if I just move the crossmember to the rear it would interfere with the bed sill..what if I flipped it upside down under the sill?
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03-03-2012, 11:19 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Houston
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Re: frame crossmember
Some models had an under bed spare tire.
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03-04-2012, 01:12 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Ellerbe, NC
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Re: frame crossmember
+1 spare tire
yes you can remove. Just be sure to take a measurement cause the frame will want to "spring" in a little...
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03-04-2012, 01:16 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Ellerbe, NC
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Re: frame crossmember
The after...
Note the 2x4 to keep frame spead.
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03-04-2012, 08:55 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Toppenish, WA
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Re: frame crossmember
I did mine with a tube crossmember in the same location that your 2x4 is in but I put the new crossmember in place before removing the original one. I think replacing the stock crossmember is a pretty standard operation on these trucks when you move the gas tank.
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