Remounting truck bed problems.. 60 short bed step side

[Leinhit]

Probably just rookie problems and the fact that I had the bed off two years ago and I can't remember details.

I'm having trouble remembering and lining up the mounting holes for the bed to the truck frame...

1. Is there some kind of spacer or rubber block between the truck bed and the truck frame? If so what is it and where can I get them?

2. I'm including some photos. In my mind there is no way what I think is the truck bed mounting holes lining up with anything on the frame for a bolt to go through.

3. It seems to me that the truck bed needs to go farther towards the cab but it's pretty much hitting the cab as it is.

4. And one of the photos I show you at the very rear bed mounting hole under the tailgate and how far off it is from the support going across the back of the truck frame.

The next photo is showing you the second to the last towards the tailgate mounting hole for the truck bed mounting bolt. It doesn't line up with anything..

I'm including a couple of photos to show you how close the cab is to the bed and how the front of the bed seems higher than the tailgate end and how the rear wheel doesn't seem centered in the wheel well.

Anyone has photos or videos to share that would explain it to me I just can't wrap my head around it at midnight. Thank you all for your patience and easy explanations..

[Grounded63]

Do you have all of your cross sills in the correct location. They are not all identical.

[Leinhit]

The cross sills are from the previous owner and are welded to the truck frame. And the bed was mounted to them when I got it. Wasn't my doing but they are already there and are in good shape and strong. They almost look like old stop sign post or something.

The two inside sills are attached to the bed of course and came off with the truck bed. To find their placement I looked at Old photographs of when I first took the bed off and then I looked on the bed itself at the wood angle iron support running along the sides. I could see the existing carriage bolt holes so I use those....

So I guess in theory I could have messed up the placement of the two inside ones which would be a major problem at this point. But at the very least the very front and the very last one should still be lined up because those were welded to the frame and didn't move once I took the bed off....

Or is my thinking still not correct?

[SkinnyG]

Not all the cross sills bolt to the frame, some are just to the bed - even if they have pads to go somewhere.

Some of the cross sills have bolt holes more to the outside, some more to the inside - they placement is important - but you said yours are welded, right?

My '61 had no pads, but LMC truck does sell them. I didn't use any putting mine back together.

The wheels are not centered. Stepside rear wheels are too far back, fleetside wheels are too far forward.