Cab/bed alignment
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Cab/bed alignment
My cab/bed is out of alignment by 1/2 to 5/8”. I know the bed is pinned with locating pins...I managed to only get 1/8” out of the bed. Does the cab have the same locating pins or if I loosen the cab mounts can I conceivably shift the cab over? Thanks.
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Found this thread because I was wondering if this issue persists. Sad to find it does.
I had a cab-to-bed misalignment on my 2017. The sides of the cab and bed were flush on one side and out of alignment by 3/4" on the other. I found Ford allows 12 months of "adjustments" on new trucks and I let my dealer's body shop fix it. The bed was already shoved to one side as far as it would go, so they moved the cab sideways 3/8" inch to get it centered with the bed.
I had a cab-to-bed misalignment on my 2017. The sides of the cab and bed were flush on one side and out of alignment by 3/4" on the other. I found Ford allows 12 months of "adjustments" on new trucks and I let my dealer's body shop fix it. The bed was already shoved to one side as far as it would go, so they moved the cab sideways 3/8" inch to get it centered with the bed.
More Turbo
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Do not loosen the cab bolts with an impact, you take a chance on spinning the mounts out. Use a breaker bar and an extension.
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Bed-to-cab alignment was an issue on some 2017 trucks like mine. Has anyone encountered this with 2020+ models? Asking because my 2022 is on its way here.
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More Turbo
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EXACTLY! As soon as you start hammering on those bolts, you're risking a big problem!
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Thanks.
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It is nothing more than what my dealer's body shop told me ... I've not seen anything in writing. BTW, my 2022 did not require adjustment.
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I would assume that something like this would be covered under warranty, but admittedly I haven't read it. I'm hoping to received my '22 F250 in the next 2 weeks and hope not to find anything like this, but I'll definitely keep it in mind. Thanks for the heads up!
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I’ve noticed my driver side rear tire is a little farther inside the bed wheel well than the passenger side, but not noticed the cab / bed out of alignment. After seeing this thread, I’m gonna look a little closer at that. ‘22 truck btw
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