RJSquirrel Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Don't waste your time removing the bed unless you are replacing it. Your frame is bent. Take it to a body shop with a frame rack. Your truck isn't rusty, so they should be able to bend it back no problem. It shouldn't cost more than a couple hours labor ($200 or so dollars). Replace the ubolts on the rear axle, and get it aligned. Sell/scrap the bed and put a flatbed on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 someone put time into making the bed 'look' better, a rear bumper is easy to switch. It don't take much in an accident to tweak a frame (believe me, I see it often enough with obvious bends, let alone ones not exactly visible to the naked eye). If you plan on wheelin a lot, a well thought out flatbed could be a sweet option after ditching the putty buddy bed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefarious Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 x2 ^ You gotta buckle down and take the bed off man, undo the body mounts it's not that big of a job. Just get a buddy to come help. After the bed is off lay it down on some level concrete. Somwhere flat and level or put some blocks up with a laser level to set a level platform for the corners. Take measurements of the frame once the box is off. The measurements have already been posted. If the frame is good (which i suspect it is) then carefully inspect and replace the worn out/broken rear end parts. Replace the leafs (not necessarily new) if they are broken/tweaked, and replace the bushings that are old with new ones. It will be some work but really not that much expense if you do it yourself. Good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1994SEV6 Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 someone put time into making the bed 'look' better, a rear bumper is easy to switch. It don't take much in an accident to tweak a frame (believe me, I see it often enough with obvious bends, let alone ones not exactly visible to the naked eye). If you plan on wheelin a lot, a well thought out flatbed could be a sweet option after ditching the putty buddy bed what's the point of a flat bed? can't haul anything in it..can't put anything on it. Is it just an excuse of a "complete vehicle" so I won't get pulled over? To me, a flat bed would be absolutely useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Then hit a junkyard and pull a bed off another HB. You might even find one that matches, or if it bugs you you could repaint the truck. Color's the least of its worries now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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