Body/Frame Cable
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Body/Frame Cable
Hey, can anyone tell me what this is? I pulled the bed off my 1999 F250 Super Duty to fix some frame rust. I got the usual bolts, wires, fuel fill detached, but also found a cable like the one in the photo, one on each side, which I cut off. It's not electrical or grounding because it attaches at only one place and loops up from the frame through the body and back. The only think I could think of was it may be some kind of safety device to hold the bed on in case all the bolts rust off?? Any ideas?? I'm guessing I don't have to replace them.
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I had two 2000 F350 and one was my work truck that I removed the box to install a utility box when new and no such cable was there so I would say that it was added. It could be someone had a power winch or road sander for winter in the box and needed a better ground. Ford wouldn't have mounted a ground on a hanger bolt it would have been by itself.
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I had two 2000 F350 and one was my work truck that I removed the box to install a utility box when new and no such cable was there so I would say that it was added. It could be someone had a power winch or road sander for winter in the box and needed a better ground. Ford wouldn't have mounted a ground on a hanger bolt it would have been by itself.
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