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Mar 27, 2011 | 12:30 PM

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Ken Blythen

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Originally Posted by ctubutis

I have never seen such behavior on a truck and wouldn't consider it normal.

Perhaps using the word 'twist' is misleading.... but a 'definite sideways rock' is to be expected.
Maybe I'm tuned better than I thought

Mar 27, 2011 | 05:30 PM

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It doesnt do th twist when its just sitting and is there a way to test the cab mounts? I looked at them and they looked good but liek i said i just looked at them. It will do this twist at any speed all I have to do is let off the gas and you can see the cab move back to the right. Im thinking if it was the cab mounts the whole left side would have to be broken off becuase of how far the front left comes up

Mar 27, 2011 | 05:32 PM

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I guess if it ever stops raining here i'll do the power stall trick

Mar 27, 2011 | 08:13 PM

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Take a prybar and pry on the cab right at the mount. They will rust out right underneath the rubber donut and you can't see it.

Mar 27, 2011 | 09:34 PM

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all i can find are the rubber bushings is there somewhere i can get a whole kit?

Mar 27, 2011 | 10:02 PM

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all i can find are the rubber bushings is there somewhere i can get a whole kit?

Check out Bronco Graveyard:
1980-96 Ford Truck/bronco - Bushings/polyurethane - Body & Hardware Truck

Mar 27, 2011 | 10:31 PM

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wow 280 for a kit well i guess this is a start i want to build the truck back up

Mar 28, 2011 | 12:40 PM

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A new body mount kit won't help you if you have the problem like I had on my rear cab mount. In the picture below, you can see the painted grey crossmember with the large 3 inch diameter hole. That hole is supposed to be about 1/2", not 3 inches. That is where the rear cab rubber mount sits, and as you can see, it had totally rusted out underneath the rubber.
The picture is actually the replacement crossmember I got from the junkyard. The crossmember was in much better shape than mine, and that's the reason I replaced my crossmember, but even the one from the junkyard in good shape still was rusted out as you can see under the cab mount. After I plated it and got it fixed, no more rattling driver's side door when going over bumps in the road.