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Just try to keep the load under 50K lbs and the bed will stay on. I used to drive a loader and run a car crusher. I carried Chevy trucks by the cab roof and door frame many times. It will hold. Thanks for the report. Keep it rolling. Nice day outside in PA. Using it while it lasts.

Put a 5/8" grade flat washers on that bolt topside and you will be stronger then new. Thanks for the update. Have a Great Day.

Very nice. I think a few of them are due for retirement. They are not up to spec. You might not think it matters, but when a Heavy load with a high CG is secured to the bed, the forces on the cheap bolts might be enough for a few of them to fail in a turn, etc. Cascade failure is a...

I am going to run a sale on Genuine CUCV bed bolts. (with crush tubes) I mounted truck bodies to frame for the past 29 years. I used grade 8 grade 5 and sizes varied. Mostly 5/8" U bolts. Back in the day Toyota used to make a dually 1 ton cab chassis and it received a 12 ft cargo body. They were...

What am I missing here? So if truck A has genuine GM bolts holding the bed on and truck frame securely and they are all the correct size 1/2" 13 carriage bolts. Now truck B has 1/2" 13 carriage bolts all the same correct length that were bought at Ace hardware. Truck A is a better truck? It is a...

Both are discontinued…not available. You are not going to many genuine GM parts for these trucks anymore. You either have NOS or used in decent condition. Other then that you improvise adapt and overcome. And I still have original GM radiator isolator cushions for the CUCV's I bought in 1995...

The m1028 had the longer bolts in the front 4 positions. I may have 4 of the original long bolts. You must have a terrible hardware store. I can buy longer carriage bolts at a local country hardware store...