Flareside bed to frame rails
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Flareside bed to frame rails
So, I pulled the box off my '86 Flareside, thought I had all the parts ready for the rebuild, and .... 
When I pulled the rails out that support the wood to the frame, they were completely shot. The one thing I thought, naw...didn't need to order. So...these rails are shot, will take 2 wks to get some more in, and...since I am adding a body lift to the truck...was thinking...
I was worried about adding the 3" body lift to the wood blocks that come with the step side (imagine a round lift block, on a rectangular piece of wood, with a bolt through it???), but now since the rails are shot...would a piece of rectangular tubing work instead of the rails and stock wood blocks? I know there will be some drilling so I can get the bolts into the bed (and large enough for a socket from the bottom side of the tubing)...but..?
I'm worried about the stability of the box as it is used weekly for hauling stuff, and I don't want to convert over to a reg box, yet still want to add the lift.
Ideas anyone?
When I pulled the rails out that support the wood to the frame, they were completely shot. The one thing I thought, naw...didn't need to order. So...these rails are shot, will take 2 wks to get some more in, and...since I am adding a body lift to the truck...was thinking...
I was worried about adding the 3" body lift to the wood blocks that come with the step side (imagine a round lift block, on a rectangular piece of wood, with a bolt through it???), but now since the rails are shot...would a piece of rectangular tubing work instead of the rails and stock wood blocks? I know there will be some drilling so I can get the bolts into the bed (and large enough for a socket from the bottom side of the tubing)...but..?
I'm worried about the stability of the box as it is used weekly for hauling stuff, and I don't want to convert over to a reg box, yet still want to add the lift.
Ideas anyone?
Last edited by nwoparamedics; Jul 1, 2004 at 12:05 PM.
