when you bolt the pick up bed down on a 1954 ford f100, do you need to put anything under the cross members that sit across the chassi?? if so has anyone got any pictures. cheers

 

I think there is supposed to be some rubber pads. I've seen kits listed in the parts catalogs but I can't remember for what year.

On my 49 I went to a local rubber/gasket type supplier and talked them out of a small piece of scrap and cut my own pads. You coul duse a piece of on old mudflap or conveyor belt, etc. My pads are cloth reinforced rubber approx 2" square. I punched the holes in them with a gasket punch.

Bobby

 

You need a bed-to-frame pad kit. They are basically rubber reinforced isolators that fit between the cross sills and the frame. A set of eight costs around $10. The Dennis Carpenter catalog, which you can download, has a picture of the pads.

 

You can also make these pads for next to nothing if you have some high density rubber - also handy if you need to pack up the bed a tiny bit higher than the thickness of the pads in the kit eg. to add extra clearance for lowering shackles.

 

ok thanks guy's ive managed to get some nice thick rubber, so im gonna make my own. cheers

 

yeap...make your own, remember though it has to be high density...or you'll shake, rattle & roll the heck out of your new bed