Hi guys, trying to button down my bed, and the bolt that was in the left very front hole was so rusted when I got the bed that I had to cut it off. It was rounded like a carriage bolt, but it had a phillips head, and it then screwed into a speed nut which clipped over the frame. Having a heck of a time finding either the bolt or the speed nut. Anyone know where I might be able to find these? Thanks.

 

Stealership, they used these bolts on newer trucks. Im guessing you have a SuperCab, had the same issue. Look for a 90s supercab front bed bolt. Took a while to find.

 

Your truck originally had carrage bolts and nuts . The 99 and newer super dutys had the torx bolts with speed clips on the frame. The dealer is the only place i know of for the SD bolts

 

If you can not find any at the FORD dealership or anywheere else you can buy them from here for $3.00 a piece, www.lmctruck.com They are on page 19 in the 73-79 FORD truck catalog. I would be leery of them though, according to their page all 8 are the same , which there should be 3 different lengths. Good luck though

 

Yeah I looked at those, and just didn't get the feeling that they are particularly original or good quality. Anyone else have experience with their bed bolts?

 

Gonna find out in a week or so when i put josh's bed back on

 

LMC's bolts are just regular 1/2" carriage bolts, you can buy the same thing at Lowe's, Home Depot, Ace, etc. (I've got a set if anybody wants it)
Dennis Carpenter has the correct bolts but the nuts in his set aren't the right ones. The original nuts were crimped lock nuts, his set has regular nuts and lock washers.
In the picture the DC bolt is at the lower left.

 

Well I know where I'll be getting my carriage bolts from. Still want to do the speed nut thing and hex head bolt though so will still look for that somewhere.

 

AMK Products in Winchester, Va. has the speed nuts Restoration hardware - AMK Products Inc !

 

you got that right! LMC's kit is no better than the hardware store carriage bolts.

Already made that mistake! They are still sitting in my toolbox. At some point I have to use what I bought even though I know they are incorrect and I over paid for them!

 

Trust me, special to only the SuperCabs, dealership, about 8 or 9 bucks for the two bolts, the others are standard.

 

its been so long since I took apart my 2 supercab trucks that I dont even remember what the front of the bed had for hardware.

Anyone have a picture of the front bolts on their supercab?

 

I am having the same issue my 78 F350 has the mix of regular bed bolts and the phillips head bolts. So will the newer superduty bolts work?

 

The phillips head bolt in the L/H corner were used on quite a few trucks. They were NOT a supercab only item. They were used when there was a framerail mounted tank. You cannot get in on top of the tank to screw a nut on. Therefore, they used the phillips head and speed nut in the left front corner.............

 

mikeo thats a great site every thing you would ever need and i did find the speed nuts needed for the bed but no bolts