Warped Bed! Please Help!
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 131
Likes: 0
Warped Bed! Please Help!
The Front wall of my Bed is warped and rubbing directly in the middle of my cab. Its Scratching and rubbing some significant paint off too. Ill have some photos tomorrow. I carry Mountain bikes/DirtBikes with 2 Tie down straps standing up, and its warped right where the front tires go. Is this bad? How can i get it fixed?
Thanks!!
Thanks!!
Posting Guru
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 1,110
Likes: 0
From: Iberia, USA
Warped Bed! Please Help!
first off i would stop putting the dirt bikes directly against the front of the bed. sounds to me like this is the cause of the problem. i would just grab the middle part of the bowed bed and put my feet on the bottom part and pull really hard on it. i would say that that should pull it out enough. let us know how it goes.
-nathan
-nathan
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 131
Likes: 0
Warped Bed! Please Help!
Heres some photos
http://gallery.consumerreview.com/webcrossing/images/BentBed1.jpg
http://gallery.consumerreview.com/webcrossing/images/BentBed2.jpg
I think its the force of the Strap pulling so hard on the bike, that pushes the front tire into the front of bed, and then it has no strength. I think that wall should be stronger.
Anyway of Fixing it back to how it was?
http://gallery.consumerreview.com/webcrossing/images/BentBed1.jpg
http://gallery.consumerreview.com/webcrossing/images/BentBed2.jpg
I think its the force of the Strap pulling so hard on the bike, that pushes the front tire into the front of bed, and then it has no strength. I think that wall should be stronger.
Anyway of Fixing it back to how it was?
Senior User
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 160
Likes: 0
From: Valmeyer, Illinois
Warped Bed! Please Help!
Thats a bummer Yeti, but I had the same problem on a previous truck I had. I pulled the front of the bed straight again and got a piece of 2" angle iron, drilled some holes in it to mount it so it looked nice. After that it never gave me any more problems. Good luck!!
Posting Guru
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 1,328
Likes: 0
From: Medford USA!
Warped Bed! Please Help!
There is a "bike shoe" just for front wheels of motorcycles that fits in your pickup box. Probably available in most motorcycle magazines. You also might consider installing a couple of 2x8's or metal sheeting across the front end of your bed for support even if you use the "bike shoe". You won't have to cinch them down so tight with the "shoe", thus not bowing it in so severely.
More Turbo
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 633
Likes: 0
From: Oregon USA
Warped Bed! Please Help!
The beds on these superdutys are way under designed. the bottom of my bed is buckled down in several spots from dropping fire wood in. :-X23 I work in a welding shop and I see these superdutys that contractors use and the beds are all beat to crap on the inside. My old 78 ford held up a lot better.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/displaythumbnail.php?&photoid=4920&.jpg http://66.179.41.42/gen1/build/realgeneral.jpg
2002 F-350 SC LB 4X4 6SPD PSD. 3.73 gears. 2.5" leviling kit. Rhino lined Bed. Prodigy trailer brake controler. 35x12.5x16.5 BFG A/T. 16.5x10 ultra wheels.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/displaythumbnail.php?&photoid=4920&.jpg http://66.179.41.42/gen1/build/realgeneral.jpg
2002 F-350 SC LB 4X4 6SPD PSD. 3.73 gears. 2.5" leviling kit. Rhino lined Bed. Prodigy trailer brake controler. 35x12.5x16.5 BFG A/T. 16.5x10 ultra wheels.
Senior User
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 297
Likes: 0
From: Canada
Warped Bed! Please Help!
Gee and I thought I was the only who wrecked the front of their box. Its kind of an initiation thing with me (although unintentional).
I made up piece of angle iron with tab with a hole in it and used a small winch hooked the trailer hitch to pull the one out of my 90 and with my 01 I used a slide hammer. Drilled one small hole. I think I'll cover it with stainless caps or maybe find a factory plastic side cover and cut it down.
I made up piece of angle iron with tab with a hole in it and used a small winch hooked the trailer hitch to pull the one out of my 90 and with my 01 I used a slide hammer. Drilled one small hole. I think I'll cover it with stainless caps or maybe find a factory plastic side cover and cut it down.
Trending Topics
Posting Guru
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,429
Likes: 2
Warped Bed! Please Help!
I have used a piece of 4x6 in the front where the bed front meets the bed floor as a spacer for front fender clearance on a motorcycle and front rack clearance on a 4wheeler.If you get a piece wide enough it will lay at the front and can't slip sideways and will distribute the securing forces over a greater area.
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026
Brett Foote
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time
Joe Kucinski
New User
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 23
Likes: 0
Warped Bed! Please Help!
I've been reading this forum for quite a while, but this is my first time posting! I've got to say that I really enjoy reading this, and I may have even learned a thing or two... (Maybe)
Take a look at the CCR Sport Bed Buddy. It won't fix your already bent bed, but it may help with problems in the future. I would be interested in knowing if anyone has installed or seen one of these live and in person. I have considered getting one, but I just haven't pulled the trigger.
www.ccrsport.com
Not associated, just interested...
Scott Burns
00 F350 V10
99 FXSTC
Take a look at the CCR Sport Bed Buddy. It won't fix your already bent bed, but it may help with problems in the future. I would be interested in knowing if anyone has installed or seen one of these live and in person. I have considered getting one, but I just haven't pulled the trigger.
www.ccrsport.com
Not associated, just interested...
Scott Burns
00 F350 V10
99 FXSTC
New User
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
Warped Bed! Please Help!
Well I just noticed I had the same warp problem with my 99 Superduty caused by motorcycles. Also that pallet of blocks I loaded with the forklift caused the bed to sag in the middle. I pulled the back section of the bed back into position by hand. The bend in the middle of the bed I will try to fix with a jack under the truck. This is very disappointing for a Super Duty truck.