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Old 09-01-2014, 03:50 PM
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Default Rear bumper on brand new truck isnt right

Drivers side is about 1/2" further from bed than passenger side . I know I'm **** retentive but I'm not happy with this for being a $50k truck .
Should I have dealer order new bumper?
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bumper just needs adjusted a little bit...they can fix that right up
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Originally Posted by djfllmn
bumper just needs adjusted a little bit...they can fix that right up
. By bending it or bolt adjustment ?
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Originally Posted by LawIns2
. By bending it or bolt adjustment ?
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loosen bolts shift bumper retighten
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Yeah, I wouldnt waste my time taking it to the dealer when you can do it in 5 minutes. I do agree though, for a 50K truck, the bumper should be aligned.
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That's the closest to perfect as I've seen, consider yourself lucky. We've been seeing more misaligned beds than bumpers lately though
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I noticed this with my bumper as well last year.

Not worth my time to fight it.
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My rear was 1/4" low on the passenger side, and my front was off to the driver side about 1/4".

I took it in and the dealer the adjusted them for me without a problem. Even washed the truck, and gave me a rental while they had it.
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My bed sits about 1/2" high on one side, makes the whole truck look funky looking straight at it from behind. Not a big deal.
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Not hard to do if you have the right tools and shop setup. If you have a good dealer it might be okay to have them do it. There is more than one dealer near me that I would never let touch my vehicles. For anything.

I had to adjust rear fender out about half an inch. Didn't notice it until I put mud flaps on. Then it was very noticeable looking from rear and comparing flap to tire alignment from one side to the other. Loosen one bolt, pull, tighten, done.

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