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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 04:31 AM
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Cab vibration damper ?

I purchased a stripped 96 truck cab from a junk yard for the floors and rockers.
This cab has a large cast iron weight affixed to the backside of the cab by rubber grommets. Would anyone truthfully know the rationale behind this?
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Old Mar 25, 2004 | 05:55 PM
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Old Mar 25, 2004 | 06:55 PM
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hummm, maybe an anchor?
 
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Old Mar 25, 2004 | 09:45 PM
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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:46 AM
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Does anyone else have this on the backside of the cab in between cab and bed?
It is factory!
 
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Old Feb 27, 2017 | 11:13 AM
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Sound/ Vibration damper

The weighs act as a sound/ vibration damper for the cab. Since the cab is steel it will resonate at certain frequencies while driving and the weights help to keep it quiet.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2017 | 12:25 PM
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What I find odd is I've only seen these weights on a few trucks. My aunt's old 95' had them, my 96 does not.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2017 | 01:41 PM
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Are you the original owner? Do you see the bolts where they may have been mounted at one time and now removed? My 96' has them. That's all I got other than your truck was built on a Friday afternoon after a liquid lunch!! Lol.
 
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