Body Bushings??
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Body Bushings??
As some of you know I am putting my '67 F100 shortbox cab and body on a '75 F250 frame. I have it almost all ready for the body on the '75 chasis and was wondering if I should get '75 F250 bushings for the body mounts or '67 bushings.....
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I think the '75 bushing are TALLER than the '67 versions. Seems I tried to get a set of front cab mounts for my '69 once and friend had the newer models. I suppose I could have cut them down, but I ended up not using them.
I would think this would adjust the body line between the cab/bed?? Maybe the frame mounts are lower on the '75 and they use the bushing to raise the cab??
Just a thought.
I would think this would adjust the body line between the cab/bed?? Maybe the frame mounts are lower on the '75 and they use the bushing to raise the cab??
Just a thought.
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Can a guy just use regular bolts when he goes to put the cab and stuff on, or is there something special about the ones that were in there? I wouldn't know because I torched all the old ones 
I think I will go with the '75 bushings to make sure I won't run into any clearance issues, and if I have to I can make spacers to line my bed up with the cab body lines.
I think I will go with the '75 bushings to make sure I won't run into any clearance issues, and if I have to I can make spacers to line my bed up with the cab body lines.
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I don't think the bolts are anything special.
If anything just cut the bushing shorter to match. I was going to do that myself, but ended up salvaging the old ones. They are now available anyway so I might end up changing them out sometime.
If anything just cut the bushing shorter to match. I was going to do that myself, but ended up salvaging the old ones. They are now available anyway so I might end up changing them out sometime.
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Carraige bolts would be much better as they have a domed heaed and a square shaft under the head which digs into the round hole of the sheet metal as you tighten them dowm and they come in all sizes. Besides, regular bolts just tire up the floor mats and rub through.
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> Carraige bolts would be much better
As long as they are grade 5 or grade 8, I have not seen any.
The bolts for the cab are just regular "Grade 5 type" bolts. If you are handy, you can buy poly in rounds or squares by the foot and make your own mount. U.S. Plastics is a godo source for poly and nylon.
Just make sure to press the bushing/hollow tube you are using below the surface of the poly to make sure the cab is resting on the poly.
As long as they are grade 5 or grade 8, I have not seen any.
The bolts for the cab are just regular "Grade 5 type" bolts. If you are handy, you can buy poly in rounds or squares by the foot and make your own mount. U.S. Plastics is a godo source for poly and nylon.
Just make sure to press the bushing/hollow tube you are using below the surface of the poly to make sure the cab is resting on the poly.
