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Alabama thread!

Discussion in 'Alabama' started by Davtopgun, May 18, 2009.

  1. Oct 18, 2019 at 1:58 PM
    stronghammer

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    i don’t know of anyone with a bed rack and gap issues. I had a reinforced ARE shell and had gap issues. The steel used on my bed rack is not going to flex under any sort of weight I would ever put on it. If you’d like to do a test, I’d offer my bed rack vs your shell. Grab each from the areas they mount to the bedsides and pull horizontally with force. See which flexes or fails first. Guarantee it’s your fiberglass shell.
     
  2. Oct 18, 2019 at 2:01 PM
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  3. Oct 18, 2019 at 2:08 PM
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    Brian422 I fell into the pit that is TW

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    So your planning on setting up the second gen?
     
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  4. Oct 18, 2019 at 2:17 PM
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    That's the plan. The most expensive parts are out of the way, clutch and rotors/pads. Once suspension is upgraded, tires and windshield purchased, I'll be happy with taking it back out on the trails! I have close to 200K on these 5100s and tires are bald, cupped and wobbly.
     
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  5. Oct 18, 2019 at 2:33 PM
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    what about pushing out one side at a time when the bed flexes?
     
  6. Oct 18, 2019 at 3:03 PM
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    Not sure what you mean.
     
  7. Oct 18, 2019 at 3:29 PM
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  8. Oct 18, 2019 at 4:00 PM
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    Nice! Can’t wait to see that thing setup
     
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  9. Oct 18, 2019 at 4:09 PM
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    Aw yeah go Trash Pandas

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    Is this to scale?
     
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    Nah, because my bed rack is positioned with a straight section right above the rails.

    I would like to hear @SOS CONCEPTS chime in on someone saying his bed rack would flex before a fiberglass shell hahaha
     
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  12. Oct 18, 2019 at 4:59 PM
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    I was being vicious! :facepalm:
     
  13. Oct 18, 2019 at 5:43 PM
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    Maybe. But that would cause the cracking at the bottom like the photo you shared earlier, not spreading at the top of the tailgate.
     
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  14. Oct 18, 2019 at 5:45 PM
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    Man I'm glad 1st gens don't have all these 2nd and 3rd gen problems
     
  15. Oct 18, 2019 at 5:46 PM
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    That kinda makes sense if I understand what you’re saying lol
     
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  16. Oct 18, 2019 at 5:50 PM
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    I still don’t see the concept of the top separating WITHOUT the cracking. Also no shell is stronger than a steel rack lol
     
  17. Oct 18, 2019 at 5:56 PM
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    Lol maybe. I still haven’t seen a truck with a bed rack that has the spreading problem.
     
  18. Oct 18, 2019 at 6:01 PM
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    Preach.
     
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    I’m going to pick up a scoop of top soil for my dad tomorrow! I don’t have a trailer anymore so I have to use my bed. We’ll also be driving around his river lot filling in an old chipmunk colony and holes around the pier so I need the open bed!
     
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  20. Oct 18, 2019 at 6:08 PM
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    Yeah the set I have follows the curve up to the top, not just stopping at the flat part.
     
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