48-50 Rear Cab Mount Question
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The frame bracket has tabs that retain rubber blocks above the dogbone; it is a real treat to get them in there and compressed -- they are stiff!
Looks like LMC has them only in a kit; Dennis C doesn't list them; might want to try JobLot. I guess there are only two, one on each side, look at the green area in my pic above, too.
Looks like LMC has them only in a kit; Dennis C doesn't list them; might want to try JobLot. I guess there are only two, one on each side, look at the green area in my pic above, too.
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The upper ones is what I had on the truck originally but the mounting holes were wallowed out and they were severely rusted. The lower ones are what I used to replace them. When I got them from LMC I was surprised that they were different but the distance between the mounting holes is the same...
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dog bones and cab to frame clearance
Just a thought:....The dogbones and related hardware need to be installed correctly because with nature of these frames and the considerable amount of flexing involved there needs to be clearance between the frame and cab underside. That is why these rear cab mounts are like they are, other wise a person could just bolt the cab directly to the frame only if you could stiffen the frame to stop the flexing. I noticed that under my 49 f1 the mounts were so badly worn that the cab bottom had worn indentifiable grooves in the frame. Hope this helps.
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It wouldn't cause the cab to sag regardless of which way the dogbone bolted in but I wonder if the bracket that fits toward the outside of the cab numbered 7C5388 in Ross's drawing could be mounted upside down to lift the cab higher?
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As I remember those bracket holes are not slotted so there's no adjustment. Right now the cab is sagging so badly that the back of the cab is in contact with the front bed panel near the top and the gap at the bottom of the cab is about three to four inches...can't hurt anything to turn the bracket upside down I suppose as long as the dogbone still fits....
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If the two frame rails are somehow closer together it would also make the cab sit lower. Classic Haulers F-1 parts, has the adjustable dog bones and an adjustable frame mount that is adjustable up and down and side to side. It doesn't show a picture of it online but if you order a catalog it has a good picture in there. Adjustable frame mounts are $ 199.95 for the kit.
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