truck bed misaligned

not sure how this happend, but i noticed my bed is misaligned on the drivers side. here is a shot of drivers side, bottom of gap is misaligned





passenger side






i have not jumped my truck in anyway since i have had it. i have flexed the shit out of this truck but would've never thought it would misalign or make the bed whacked!

does anyone have any idea's how to fix this. i am sure the dealer will deny any warranty due to lift/tires etc.... i am at 46,000 plus miles.

 

I don't mean to cause alarm, but this looks a lot like the issue that group of Raptors had. Hopefully it's not.

What rear springs are you running?

 

yea but i don't jump my truck. i am running dakar leaf pack

 

i have pulled a few vehicles out of the ditch, a couple of pulls/yanks but never anything that jarred or could cause this (i think) i have looked underneath, checked bed bolts, (tight) no visible damage from underneath etc....

 

Just loosen the bed mounts and re align it. the yanking and flexing probably moved something.

 

thanks, that is what i was wanting to hear, I mean there is no body damage at all, hell my sliders have not made contact with the earth (yet) when i get a chance this week i will give that a shot.

 

right on! thats what i was hoping for.

 

that and alot of these trucks come with the bed not perfectly aligned on the frame

 

I had to revive this thread, just noticed this morning, on the passenger side, I can't even fit my pinky finger between the bed and the cab. On the drivers side, I can fit my whole thumb between the bed and cab. Dropping it off at the dealership tomorrow, still under warranty!

 

i have this problem too! my tire "sticks out" on the passenger side and Toyota told me its the bed that isnt centered. they told me theyd charge me $320 to fix it. they tryin to rip me off?

 

Sounds like it man, if my truck wasn't under warranty, I'd just loosen the bolts and align it myself. Don't waste your money at the dealership!

 

Just get a 285 for the driver's side and a 265 for the passenger side

Easy

 

genius! or three wheel spacers!

 

Update; got my truck back from the dealership today. They loosened the bolts and re-aligned it back into factory specs. Hopefully it stays put now, time will tell.

 

Same problem im having right now!

 

There are two kinds of misalignment that are known to happen;

1) side-to-side misalignment: This is benign, and can be fixed by loosening the bed bolts and pushing it around.
2) top-to-bottom misalignment (i.e., the front edge of the box is not parallel to the cab): This kind of misalignment indicates a possibly rear-end collision against the trailer hitch. What happens is the collision forces the hitch forward *and down*, causing the rear-most segment of the frame to buckle slightly, which pulls the rear of the bed down. Because its a composite bed, it is able to conform to the new frame shape without twisting the bed sides. It *looks* like the truck is bent upward in the middle, but it is actually bent at the rear. The good news is that the damage is restricted to the rear-most segment, even behind the rear spring mount.

 

Newbie question, are the bed bolts to correct this issue the 6 torx55 bits that are lining each side of the truck bed?

 

Regarding top to bottom misalignment, does it affect the driveshaft id frame is slightly bent?

 

I always thought this happened to most trucks over time, but at ~40k miles is kinda crazy