Bed crooked?

7585 · 05-29-2003, 12:22 PM

I have completed the full bag set-up and am waiting for the 4-link to show up so I can finish the set-up and throw on my rims. I keep looking at my truck and I am noticing that the body line doesn't match up right from cab to bed. What do I do?
Is this common? Is there any combo of shims, washers, etc. that will correct it? I am looking around and it seems that stock trucks have the same misalignment problem, but I want the body line straight.
Any help would be great, and I will post pics as soon as I get the rims on, stockers are cramping my style.....

RikuY

LS1Truck.com · 05-29-2003, 12:38 PM

you are suppose to shim it.. if its off, add another one or fid 1 shim to fit your needs.

Oswald · 05-29-2003, 12:39 PM

i think its very common, the bed on my 02 S10 is crooked, i didn't care at the time because the truck was the only one i could find with the options i wanted (which were no options at all). I never really noticed it as much until i bagged the front, damn its bad and it looks shifted to one side

.....anyway, i don't see why washers wouldn't work but i think shims would be easier since the bolts do not have to come completely out. Just measure how much its off and throw a washer (hopefully u don't need a stack) in and tighten er up.

-Kevin

7585 · 05-30-2003, 08:47 AM

right on.....

I kinda figured, thanks for the responses.....

RikuY

AlpineFX · 05-30-2003, 10:13 PM

mine was crooked when I bought mine, left rear....PITA ;-)

airdout · 06-01-2003, 11:43 PM

what'd ya know mine was to very front left mount. shimmed her up alittle bit and looks purdy. looks like this [u] (the shim)

Teddy J · 11-18-2009, 09:13 PM

My bed has the same problem mine is the front left side of the bed, it seems off when my truck is sitting on jack stands. I am in the process of repainting it right now and I pulled the bed off off the frame and found two shims on the front left. I have air ride so I wonder if that has anything to do with it? does anyone think this is common?

Patawick · 11-19-2009, 03:46 AM

I think my whole bed is just warped. The right side is perfect and left side looks like bed is 1/4 inch too far left

05-29-2003, 12:22 PM	#1
7585 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 213 Location: User is: OffLine	Bed crooked? I have completed the full bag set-up and am waiting for the 4-link to show up so I can finish the set-up and throw on my rims. I keep looking at my truck and I am noticing that the body line doesn't match up right from cab to bed. What do I do? Is this common? Is there any combo of shims, washers, etc. that will correct it? I am looking around and it seems that stock trucks have the same misalignment problem, but I want the body line straight. Any help would be great, and I will post pics as soon as I get the rims on, stockers are cramping my style..... RikuY
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05-29-2003, 12:38 PM	#2
LS1Truck.com Got Boost? Age: 25 Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 496 Location: Fort Wayne, IN User is: OffLine	you are suppose to shim it.. if its off, add another one or fid 1 shim to fit your needs.
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05-29-2003, 12:39 PM	#3
Oswald Registered User Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 108 Location: Linthicum, MD User is: OffLine	i think its very common, the bed on my 02 S10 is crooked, i didn't care at the time because the truck was the only one i could find with the options i wanted (which were no options at all). I never really noticed it as much until i bagged the front, damn its bad and it looks shifted to one side .....anyway, i don't see why washers wouldn't work but i think shims would be easier since the bolts do not have to come completely out. Just measure how much its off and throw a washer (hopefully u don't need a stack) in and tighten er up. -Kevin
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05-30-2003, 08:47 AM	#4
7585 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 213 Location: User is: OffLine	right on..... I kinda figured, thanks for the responses..... RikuY
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05-30-2003, 10:13 PM	#5
AlpineFX Laid. Age: 28 Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 454 Location: Cali User is: OffLine	mine was crooked when I bought mine, left rear....PITA ;-)
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06-01-2003, 11:43 PM	#6
airdout Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 59 Location: User is: OffLine	what'd ya know mine was to very front left mount. shimmed her up alittle bit and looks purdy. looks like this [u] (the shim)
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11-18-2009, 09:13 PM	#7
Teddy J Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 5 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Bed crooked? My bed has the same problem mine is the front left side of the bed, it seems off when my truck is sitting on jack stands. I am in the process of repainting it right now and I pulled the bed off off the frame and found two shims on the front left. I have air ride so I wonder if that has anything to do with it? does anyone think this is common?
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11-19-2009, 03:46 AM	#8
Patawick Registered User Age: 19 Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,581 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Bed crooked? I think my whole bed is just warped. The right side is perfect and left side looks like bed is 1/4 inch too far left
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