Alum Bed Concern
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Laughing Gas
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Alum Bed Concern
New with the aluminum bed stuff.
Last truck had the steel bed and I linex'd it, has held up great. Just a couple small dents at the wheel wells where something tipped over and dented the hump all other areas are dent free.
Was planning on doing linex with the new one. My concern is with on how easily is this bed going to dent whether its the floor or sides vs the old steel versions even if its linex'd.
Is it much of a concern, should I be doing something different ??
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Last truck had the steel bed and I linex'd it, has held up great. Just a couple small dents at the wheel wells where something tipped over and dented the hump all other areas are dent free.
Was planning on doing linex with the new one. My concern is with on how easily is this bed going to dent whether its the floor or sides vs the old steel versions even if its linex'd.
Is it much of a concern, should I be doing something different ??
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Mountain Pass
Joined: Aug 2018
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Jump in and jump on
Go to a dealer and jump in the bed of an aluminum truck; jump up and down....and see for yourself.
I recently scuffed and Hurculined the bed of my new truck; it seems just as solid as my old all-steel Chevy.
One difference I noticed about the bed on my 2018; it's a separate component from the side walls; I can see between the lines where the side walls and bed meets (where my old Chevy is one unit). My opinion of this design is that a dent on one component might prevent the energy from transferring to other components... perhaps preventing warping.
Jump in and jump on it!
I recently scuffed and Hurculined the bed of my new truck; it seems just as solid as my old all-steel Chevy.
One difference I noticed about the bed on my 2018; it's a separate component from the side walls; I can see between the lines where the side walls and bed meets (where my old Chevy is one unit). My opinion of this design is that a dent on one component might prevent the energy from transferring to other components... perhaps preventing warping.
Jump in and jump on it!
Last edited by Straightgrain; Sep 16, 2018 at 12:32 PM. Reason: fat fingers-tiny phone
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