Fender alignment problems.
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Fender alignment problems.
I am having problems aligning new aftermarket fenders on my 1990 f150. They are tong yang (if it matters?) and are going onto a truck with new body bushings, core support, and full rocker replacement. Basically, only one of the mount points on it have been kept (thanks rust belt!) and the cab may sit a bit different due to the poly bushings. Any suggestions or tips are welcome!
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Took me days and days to get mine close...
An auto body friend of mine said at the time that when you do a big job like cab and front clip it can take a while to line up. And if perfection is needed that extra work will have to go into getting gaps and lines to work.
It's not always a bolt on kind of job... especially with aftermarket parts.
Sorry I can't help more... just know it was harder than I thought it was going to be lol
I had to adjust (hammer) mounts... place washers where none were needed before... and slot some holes... but again I'm not an expert haha... maybe a pro would have done better.
If I wanted perfect my bud said I'd probably have to rework the fenders a bit to even the gap (not unusual apparently). But honestly it looks pretty good and I get a lot of compliments.
An auto body friend of mine said at the time that when you do a big job like cab and front clip it can take a while to line up. And if perfection is needed that extra work will have to go into getting gaps and lines to work.
It's not always a bolt on kind of job... especially with aftermarket parts.
Sorry I can't help more... just know it was harder than I thought it was going to be lol
I had to adjust (hammer) mounts... place washers where none were needed before... and slot some holes... but again I'm not an expert haha... maybe a pro would have done better.
If I wanted perfect my bud said I'd probably have to rework the fenders a bit to even the gap (not unusual apparently). But honestly it looks pretty good and I get a lot of compliments.
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I got the fenders on. Ended up denting the passenger side. I decided to split the difference between the misalignment with the top and middle of the door on the passenger side. The driver side lined up pretty well. I can only hope that the uniform paint will hide it a bit as the new fenders are slightly more convex in the middle.
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