Bed ain't on straight

[Mark Doiron]

Great, here I am sitting in my comfy chair recovering from hernia surgery and you make a post that makes me want to get up and go look. Movement is painful, I'm fighting the urge and so far pain is winning over curiosity.

Been there, done that. Except mine occurred when I was out in the middle of nowhere, Utah. I was having serious pain--the kind where you verbalize it so all your traveling companions know you're hurting--and wasn't sure that it wasn't because I hadn't had a good bowel movement in a couple days. So, I decided to take a dump. Sat on the portable loo and this was my view. I had the strong belief, despite the overwhelming pain, that no one else in the world at that moment had as pretty a view as me. The next morning when we met the other half of our group, which had been camped that night about twenty miles away, I spoke with one of the crewmembers who was a nurse. He suggested I might have a hernia, that it could turn serious, so we should evacuate me. Which we did, terminating the trip early. Couple weeks later I had surgery for a double inguinal hernia--turning that into English, it really was serious and could even be life-threatening. But, that view ...

Apologies to OP for hijacking the thread. I like to share stories.

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[rodhotter]

with typical FCA quality or lack of nothing surprises me!! although i like the gladiators "convertability" its price + lack of quality keeps my $$$ where it is!!

 

[BK_Yeti]

This is the kind of thing that doesn't matter, but will drive you crazy for the rest of time. My Tacoma (like most) leaned hard to the drivers side and it annoyed me until I traded it.

 

[smlobx]

Been there, done that. Except mine occurred when I was out in the middle of nowhere, Utah. I was having serious pain--the kind where you verbalize it so all your traveling companions know you're hurting--and wasn't sure that it wasn't because I hadn't had a good bowel movement in a couple days. So, I decided to take a dump. Sat on the portable loo and this was my view. I had the strong belief, despite the overwhelming pain, that no one else in the world at that moment had as pretty a view as me. The next morning when we met the other half of our group, which had been camped that night about twenty miles away, I spoke with one of the crewmembers who was a nurse. He suggested I might have a hernia, that it could turn serious, so we should evacuate me. Which we did, terminating the trip early. Couple weeks later I had surgery for a double inguinal hernia--turning that into English, it really was serious and could even be life-threatening. But, that view ...

Apologies to OP for hijacking the thread. I like to share stories.

You can’t tell a story like that and not tell us where you were?
White Rim trail or Flaming Gorge?

 

[rodhotter]

with the high pricing of jeeps they should be almost flawless IMO BUT!!!! NOT!!!! like harley owners jeep owners tolerate a lot, not me for sure!!

 

[Gottype]

with the high pricing of jeeps they should be almost flawless IMO BUT!!!! NOT!!!! like harley owners jeep owners tolerate a lot, not me for sure!!

Well it made me get up and go look at mine, and it looks just the same as yours. How the heck did you notice that ?

 

[AKDrifter]

Mine is the exact same way. I checked it last night after remembering this thread. Wouldn't surprise me if all were like this.

 

[Mr._Bill]

If I stand behind my truck and eyeball it, the bed is shifted to the driver side ever so slightly. It's most noticeable where the bed meets up with the cab. There's more cab corner visible on the passenger side than there is on the driver side. Anybody else notice that?

I went out and looked at mine. It's pretty much even from side to side. I did notice the cab is a little wider than the bed.

 

[Mark Doiron]

You can’t tell a story like that and not tell us where you were?
White Rim trail or Flaming Gorge?

Close, but neither. You actually are looking at White Rim Trail. But from the other side of the Green River. This is Ekker Butte Camp. About three miles from White Rim Trail, but it'll take you two days of driving, much of that 4WD, to get where we are.

If you're interested, here's the teaser video about the trip ...

 

[Hootbro]

Very few if any production vehicles are symmetrical in all aspects of fitment.

 

[Whiplash2130]

I think you should go loosen up the bed mount bolts ever so slightly. Then adjust in the direction which makes you most happy. Then don’t forget to tighten each fastener to factory specs!

 

[Boris the Gray]

If I stand behind my truck and eyeball it, the bed is shifted to the driver side ever so slightly. It's most noticeable where the bed meets up with the cab. There's more cab corner visible on the passenger side than there is on the driver side. Anybody else notice that?

go take a look at my post "crooked bed".... yours is an easy fix....

 

[ReverendZ]

I thought I was the only one who had this. Noticed it the other day. Figure it must be for better Fuel Economy :D

 

[Zilla]

I'm not going to even look at mine. I'm NOT!

Really.....I'm not.


Damn you!

 

[Tar Heel Wrangler]

I'm picking up my JT tomorrow and this will be my only post on this thread as I'm about to click the "Ignore" button for the first time ever. Now I just need to convince myself this was all a dream.

BTW, if Boris wouldn't have bumped this thread, I would probably have never seen it because this is not a topic I'd be searching for. Lol

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