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'56 f100. Hello, I started working on the back of the truck. Noticed that one of the fenders was half an inch deeper than the other. That half inch might as well be a foot. It's not because of bondo. Bolt patterns are the same side to side. I measured using a ruler, inside the wheel well, pressed against the bedside, then sited down the fender.....DRIVER 11 1/4" PASSENGER 11 3/4". Which one is correct? Thanks, Matt
It was made on a Monday morning. Seriously tho where are you measuring are you saying that one is wider as I have never heard of this now I am going to go check mine.
They are both correct...it doesn't take much effort to pull a fender lip out (or push it in for that matter) a half an inch. I use 11 inches as a rule of thumb for bed-to-lip inside clearance if that helps. As Dave suggests, pull one side in or the other side out, whatever works for you.
Fender brace is used on a 1956 - see this from the LMC truck catalog part #14. Make sure that one has not been bent and that they are both the same length. The same part is used on both sides.
'56 f100. Hello, I started working on the back of the truck. Noticed that one of the fenders was half an inch deeper than the other. That half inch might as well be a foot. It's not because of bondo. Bolt patterns are the same side to side. I measured using a ruler, inside the wheel well, pressed against the bedside, then sited down the fender.....DRIVER 11 1/4" PASSENGER 11 3/4". Which one is correct? Thanks, Matt
One side is a 1953/56 original, the other side is a 1957 FoMoCo "service part replacement."
1957: FoMoCo replaced all the original 1953/56 pickup bed parts (except the rear fender braces), with 1957 parts.
B7C-16312-A (replaced BAAA-16312-A) Right & B7C-16313-A (replaced BAAA-16313-A) Left .. Rear Fenders.
1953/79 F100/350.
---------------------- B7C-16313-B (replaced B3C-16313-B) .. Left Rear Fender with cut-out for spare tire.
1953/79 F100 & 1975/79 F150 with short pickup beds.
------------------------------------------------------------- B7D-16313-A (replaced BBAA-16313-A) .. Left Rear Fender with cut-out for spare tire.
1953/79 F250; 1956/79 F100 & 1975/79 F150 with 8' beds.
Note: The rear fender braces (1953/56: BAAA-16340-A) ... (1957/79: B7C-16340-A) are specific to either the original or the 1957 replacement fenders.
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So the question is what one are the repro folks making?
