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Old Jun 18, 2014 | 11:24 AM
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I have a 81 f100 and wonder if the bed requires rubber body mounts. My truck's bed looks twisted and hope it uses rubber mounts and they are just worn.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2014 | 12:28 PM
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Nope. The bed mounts directly to the frame.
 
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oh no..Guess my frame is bent
 
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Many of these trucks sit unevenly, and I don't know why. But, I doubt it is that the frame is bent. Perhaps it is differences in springs, or shock mounts, or somesuch. But, you can measure by parking on a roughly level spot of concrete and measuring from the frame to the concrete.
 
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Originally Posted by Gary Lewis
Many of these trucks sit unevenly, and I don't know why. But, I doubt it is that the frame is bent. Perhaps it is differences in springs, or shock mounts, or somesuch. But, you can measure by parking on a roughly level spot of concrete and measuring from the frame to the concrete.
Thanks Gary I will check those measurements...
I just read on another site where someone had same problem and it wasn't the bed, ended up being the cab mounts were bad and made the bed look twisted...
 
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That's very common with these trucks. The cab mounts are a good place to trap water.
 
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Nothing is perfect. Ford used shims to level the bed out, you can do the same
 
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