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Thread: Solid bed mounting

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    Default Solid bed mounting

    Has anybody mounted their bed to the frame, "metal to metal" If my memory serves my correctly I think all modern trucks are mounted this way. I would guess that mounting it with the stock rubber mounts would allow a small amount of increase of articulation. I have softer springs so its not needed, and I dont want the bed moving any closer to the cab under flex. I also dont remember removing any ground straps from the truck bed when I removed it. If we mount antennas, and the fuel filler neck to the bed, should'nt we be grounding the bed to the frame?

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    The gas tank is bolted to the bottom of the bed and it has a wire screwed to the sending unit that goes to the frame as a ground for that...Only one I can think of....
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    Those bushings are there to help isolate the bed from the twisting frame. I would expect cracks from work-hardening the bed's sheetmeatl if you mount it rigid.

    Newer trucks are engineered to be a lot stiffer....

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    I would think that solid mounting the bed might make it more prone to cracking welds and such. The rubber on the mounts is there to help deaden the vibrations transmitted through the frame.

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    Thanks guys, points well made and taken.

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    The stock frames on these trucks flex WAY too much to solid mount a bed. If you were to box the frame, and add a couple more crossmembers, then it might not be a bad idea.

    Btw, one trick to do this is solid mount the front of the bed, but use rubber mounts for all the ones behind that. It will keep the bed from moving in relation to the cab, but still allow for flex for the frame. I wouldn't do this, but it can be done.

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    The bed is grounded to the frame by the bolts themselves. The bolts go from the bed through the bushing to the frame. So no grounding strap is needed.

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