First thing I would do is to replace all the flat rubber pads that go between the frame and the bed mount. When I put the first flat bed on I made my own out of a piece cut from a BFG MT and punched a hole in the center!!!!!

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For that much of an angle from a bent frame- the frame would literally have to be cracked right behind the cab.

Not necessarily, there is at least two feet from the frame to the top of the bed. Take a protractor and a couple of straightedges, put one straight up, and mark it a two feet. Take the other one, start at five degrees, and see what the gap at the two-foot mark would be

David Fritzsche
1990 Ex-Cab V-6,5-speed, with a few mods
04.5 CTD Dodge 2500 Ram--Tow Rig
Roseville, CA

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