55.2-59 Body to Frame Spacers - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

BBPanel · 08-19-2019, 01:10 PM

When I removed the Panel body from the frame I had six (3 on each side) of these spacers on the rear 3 mount positions. The front 2 positions did not have any. I'm wondering if there should be spacers in all 10 positions normally. I have a TF truck but its buried and I can't get under it to see where all of its spacers are. -Bob

Phungki · 08-19-2019, 09:26 PM

I don’t know if looking at a truck will help. It only has 4 mounts and the back two are rubber. I had 3 spacers on each of the front 2 mounts tho. The first pic shows the front spacers and the second pic shows the rear rubber spacers. I took these during disassembly. Not sure it will help you tho since it’s a truck

mr48chev · 08-20-2019, 01:46 PM

I'd think the way it was when you took it apart was the way it should go back.
Somewhere there should be specs to show how far off the frame certain points of the bottom of the floor (or supports ) should be off the frame but finding them for a burb might be the challenge of the year. It's in the assembly manual for trucks but I don't think there is a thing for burbs in it.

BBPanel · 08-20-2019, 02:14 PM

Yeah, but I'd think from the factory all 10 mounts would have the spacers - but this frame has been changed out before I got it. Going to be difficult to determine if it needs the front 4 spacers because the Panel body is so long a 1/4" spacer missing is going to be hard to measure or visualize whether the body is not level.

08-19-2019, 01:10 PM	#1
BBPanel Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: DFW Posts: 123	Body to Frame Spacers When I removed the Panel body from the frame I had six (3 on each side) of these spacers on the rear 3 mount positions. The front 2 positions did not have any. I'm wondering if there should be spacers in all 10 positions normally. I have a TF truck but its buried and I can't get under it to see where all of its spacers are. -Bob

08-19-2019, 09:26 PM	#2
Phungki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Blissfield MI Posts: 252	Re: Body to Frame Spacers I don’t know if looking at a truck will help. It only has 4 mounts and the back two are rubber. I had 3 spacers on each of the front 2 mounts tho. The first pic shows the front spacers and the second pic shows the rear rubber spacers. I took these during disassembly. Not sure it will help you tho since it’s a truck

08-20-2019, 01:46 PM	#3
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,306	Re: Body to Frame Spacers I'd think the way it was when you took it apart was the way it should go back. Somewhere there should be specs to show how far off the frame certain points of the bottom of the floor (or supports ) should be off the frame but finding them for a burb might be the challenge of the year. It's in the assembly manual for trucks but I don't think there is a thing for burbs in it. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

08-20-2019, 02:14 PM	#4
BBPanel Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: DFW Posts: 123	Re: Body to Frame Spacers Yeah, but I'd think from the factory all 10 mounts would have the spacers - but this frame has been changed out before I got it. Going to be difficult to determine if it needs the front 4 spacers because the Panel body is so long a 1/4" spacer missing is going to be hard to measure or visualize whether the body is not level.



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