Deuce Spring Mounts On Bed?

[Tinwoodsman]

I would like to know the purpose of the four bed bolts with the double sping arrangement at the front of the bed frame. It seems to me they would serve no purpose given the six hard mounts on the rest of the bed rail.

 

[BFR]

the deuce frame flexes, a lot. Those other six mounts are basically all close to where the rear suspension connects to the frame (or are behind it). The front two mounts are pretty close to the halfway point between the front & rear suspensions.

 

[dragonwagon]

I thought about that too when i seen them . Wiht out the spring set up i could see it cracking a frame .

 

[Farmun]

I thought about that too when i seen them . Wiht out the spring set up i could see it cracking a frame .

Or bending the bed. The frame is made to flex, the bed isn't. It would be cool to see how much flex is actually occurring at the point where the spring mounts are. Guess one could twist the truck up and see if the spring collapses all the way.

 

[wreckerman893]

If you notice there is also a strip of wood between the frame and the bed....allows some slipage between the two and prevents metal to metal contact.

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

Great thread.... subscribed

 

[cranetruck]

Check out the Vintage Video #VHS151 "Study in vehicle mobility" and observe some severe flexing of the frame...

 

[Bill W]

This setup is quite common on lots of vehicles, I had front spring tension bolts on my F-800 fuel truck and see them on many others types.

 

[Unforgiven]

What do the guys with dump conversions do? Does the bed simply flop around on rough terrain?