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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 08:00 AM
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Bed Bushings???

What are you guy's/ Gal's using for bushings? The rubber pad or block wood?
This would be what is between the bed and frame. Where did you get them and who carries these?
 
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 08:22 AM
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Used wood at the crossmember (oak that I made)
Used rubber cut to fit at front and rear 1/8"got it at Napa
Painted the wood black
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 08:40 AM
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NPD has them page 202 also I think mar-k has them
What bed is this 8'
 
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 10:04 AM
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NPD has them page 202 also I think mar-k has them
What bed is this 8'
Yeah this is for a long bed 8' bed
 
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 10:21 AM
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2wd has the hump over the axle so blocks are shorter at that point
Little screws hold the blocks to crossmember
I glued the rubber at the supports
 
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by gangstakr
Yeah this is for a Styleside 8' bed.
schoo's F250 is a Flareside. Ford used wood blocks, but I wouldn't recommend using wood, as it absorbs moisture that is transmitted to the bed and cross members.

Won't be long before these parts begin to rust. Not pleasant!
 
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 12:30 PM
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schoo's F250 is a Flareside. Ford used wood blocks, but I wouldn't recommend using wood, as it absorbs moisture that is transmitted to the bed and cross members.

Won't be long before these parts begin to rust. Not pleasant!
Ford used wooden blocks? That is interesting
 
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 04:22 PM
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Ok so I used hockey pucks and just cut them to the desired height as required with a sawsall, worked really good IMHO.

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Robert,

The bed had no rubber between it and the frame. Nor did the style side use wood blocks. The cross members are stamped and formed in a u shape with a mounting plate and oval steel gusset for the bolt to pass through

Flair sides had wood inserts.

Unis had a combination of wood and thin reinforced rubber.


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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 07:35 PM
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grabz what did the wrong bed have?
 
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 07:57 PM
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Wrong bed had nothing. Same as a 64 66 styleside. Metal on Metal.

But the lines worked for crap so it did not really matter.

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