Every truck I've had has had the front of the bed bent in from motorcycles and heavy loads. My Dak was the worst, it bent so far that the corner welds broke. I tried prying and pulling the front of the bed, but the only way to really get the front of the bed straight again was to take the bed off the frame. Easy job, just taking out 6 bolts and having someone help you lift the bed off the truck. After the front of the bed fixed we made a bed bar similiar to the Sport bar someone else sent a link for. We welded ends on a piece of steel stock and bolted the thing into the front of the bed. Total cost $15.00.
Here's a picture:
http://www.angelfire.com/mac/mikestyer/pictures_files/bedbar.jpg
Mike S.
93 Dak V6 5 speed
www.angelfire.com/mac/mikestyer
>I've got two problems that I noticed recently upon close
>inspection of my truck. One, the front of my bed is bent
>towards the cab--it's actually bowed and is almost contacting
>the cab. I have no idea when/how this happened . . . perhaps
>from when I hauled my mortorcyle across the country this summer,
>but you'd think I would've noticed it before. Second problem,
>my fiberglass tonneau cover is mounted to the top of this front
>portion of the bed with metal brackets that screw into the top
>of the rail. The problem is that the bed rail is made out of
>such weak metal that the screws that hold the brackets are
>bending/distoring/puckering the rail. To fix both problems, I'm
>thinking about having a length of angle-iron welded across the
>top of the rail to provide a stronger mounting surface. Anybody
>else dealt with this problem any differently? Any good ideas on
>how to bend the front of the bed back straight without pulling
>the bed off the frame?
>
>Thanks!
>
>=====
>Later,
>JY
>Fairborn, OH '98 CC 5.2L 5spd 4x4 w/prerunner bumper
>Pics -- http://photos.yahoo.com/onebad4x4dak
>
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