All lit up 56k warning

[msb71]

I know for certain that the bed moves more than the cab does, as if the bed was on springs. Since I have ladder racks I can see the bed shifting from side to side .

 

[surewhynot]

I'm betting on the 'notorious' frame flexing. Is the other side the same?

The other side lines up.

 

[msb71]

Hmm , thats doesn't add up.

 

[TheRoadVirus]

Are they stock bushings? Or did you go through it all? Just thinkin' out loud. How would you shim it down?

 

[surewhynot]

They are new bushings. Factory replacements. I would have to shim the cab up to match, I guess.

 

[msb71]

It really doesn't look bad Tony , only a true Ford Truck Fanatic can see the difference.

 

[TheRoadVirus]

I guess it just depends on how much it bothers ya. It's the little stuff like that that bothers me. The other side lining up is what would get me. Hrm.

 

[Skandocious]

Tony, you sure it doesn't have something to do with the ROLLOVER?

 

[surewhynot]

The frame was checked by a professional shop and is supposedly perfect. The cab and bed are from a non-rolled truck lol. It could be though.

 

[TheRoadVirus]

Yeah, I think it could be a bit of a factor.

But then again, if they checked it out who knows.

 

[msb71]

It could be off by a little, hell I'd take it after what it looked like and what it looks like now , huge difference.

 

[TheRoadVirus]

I wanna see before pics! (rollover pics, I assume?) Please?

Btw, I'm not knockin' your truck or anything it's still sexy as hell (like I said earlier) I'm just a perfectionist. You still do verrrrrry nice work.

 

[surewhynot]

I can't retrieve the rollover pics. I shot them on an old sony mavica camera that burns directly to cd. The cd they are on is un readable and I never printed any or saved them in the computer.

 

[TheRoadVirus]

Well that's no good, I wonder if anybody else has em' kickin around.. or did you ever post em'?

 

[surewhynot]

Never posted them. I wasn't on any forums back then. I never put them in my computer because at the time I had an old machine with a puny hard drive. They aren't the only pics I can't get to. It really blows.

 

[TheRoadVirus]

I feel your pain, every once in a while I manage to get something on my computer that messes it all up. Then I usually re-format and forget every time to save my pics. If I can even save them at that point.

 

[NeXtras]

I'm this |-----| close to telling you that it looks good but I'm so goddamn jealous I can't get the words out.

your not this close anymore |-----| cause you just said it! LOL

VERY nice looking truck!!!

 

[polarbear]

Very cool Tony!

 

[A_G]

mine used to line up perfectly. Until i got 8ft of slack in the chain and gunned it...almost a dead stop. now it like an inch off on both sides.

 

[lenny1carl]

bottom line is that's my daddy's truck. when he croaks(watch your back) i'll need someone to drive it up here for me.