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Old 09-20-2012, 05:32 PM   #1
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how do i fix this?

I inspected the frame and its straight and Im parked on even flat ground so there shouldn't be any frame twisting. Now there was at one time a hit on the back side of the wheel ds that has a dent in the bed side but would have caused the bed to bend the other way.If you have any suggestions im all ears? thanks for any help upfront.
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Old 09-20-2012, 05:35 PM   #2
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i fixed the pic here sorry for the first one!
the bed sticks out further on one side than the other. i am addressing the body lines heigth this weekend to.
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Old 09-20-2012, 07:07 PM   #3
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If the bed sticks out on one side and goes in the the other, loosen the bed bolts and move bed where it looks good, then tighten it up.
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Old 09-20-2012, 07:11 PM   #4
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If the bed sticks out on one side and goes in the the other, loosen the bed bolts and move bed where it looks good, then tighten it up.
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Ok, well thats pretty simple but I didn't think that the mount holes were inlongated to move the bed from side to side, or are they?
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Old 09-20-2012, 07:17 PM   #5
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Re: how do i fix this?

If i remember correctly theres enough room to move the bed side to side maybe and inch to an inch and a half.

And if its still off, check you cab and front clip as well. They too have room to move.

After you line the front of the bed to the back of the cab then either go to the front or rear of truck and look down the side. If looks like the body line either goes in or out then you may have to move both bed and cab. It all depends
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Old 09-20-2012, 07:22 PM   #6
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Cab bushing? It fixed mine
Just get under it and checkem out
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-I'm a valet and well I've driven BMWs, Mercedes, Porsche,Bentlys, fiats, Hondas, etc and well even do I like a few features, I love my shortbed, it dosent bore me out, just press on the gas and you'll remember why you love it.
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Old 09-20-2012, 07:22 PM   #7
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If i remember correctly theres enough room to move the bed side to side maybe and inch to an inch and a half.

And if its still off, check you cab and front clip as well. They too have room to move.

After you line the front of the bed to the back of the cab then either go to the front or rear of truck and look down the side. If looks like the body line either goes in or out then you may have to move both bed and cab. It all depends
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Ok, well thanks for the advice. This helps.
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Old 09-20-2012, 07:23 PM   #8
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Cab bushing? It fixed mine
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Lol I was on that thread that you started frog, I still want to see some update pics of your lines.
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Old 09-20-2012, 07:25 PM   #9
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Oh sorry lol my lappy got a virus but I will upload some when i get home I promise
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Old 09-20-2012, 07:26 PM   #10
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Oh sorry lol my lappy got a virus but I will upload some when i get home I promise
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That would be freakin awesome. I sent a pm also.
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Old 09-20-2012, 09:20 PM   #11
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These are the only pics i got
my bed line up with my cab now
and aligned the body lines
still need to fix the drivers side
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Old 09-20-2012, 09:30 PM   #12
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These are the only pics i got
my bed line up with my cab now
and aligned the body lines
still need to fix the drivers side
Looks ten times better tho.
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Old 09-20-2012, 10:05 PM   #13
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cmyc5575
got any more pics of your truck?
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Old 09-20-2012, 10:28 PM   #14
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Yes sir I do. I started this thread just a couple days when i finally learned how to take pics.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=543647

check this out hope you enjoy it. Yeah its a long bed but i love the way it drives and handles. if you want more specific area pics of it i can take them just let me know.
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Old 09-20-2012, 10:32 PM   #15
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i wanted to see your body lines
it looks like you just need the rear cab bushings
it looks 1 lower then the bed line
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Old 09-20-2012, 10:34 PM   #16
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i wanted to see your body lines
it looks like you just need the rear cab bushings
it looks 1 lower then the bed line
Yeah I think that i may have lucked out on this rig when i bought it. all the po's that have owned it i have all the reciepts of all the work that has been done to it and none of them messed with any of the bushings. im buying mine next weekend and resdoing them.
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