Slick 60's

since the cab mounts are totally gone on my 62 and i have to replace them , i was wondering if 64 and later mounts might fit it. i realize the earlier ones are available, but i'm also wondering if the later ones are a superior design ( less prone to rust ). has anyone ever done this?

i think the earlier (61-64) style are better. just my opinion though.

The newer style are available from Dennis Carpenter. Not sure what makes you think they are LESS prone to rust tho..

Skip built some nice ones for his truck. Prolly see them in his album.

i actually don"t think they are more prone to rust, i was just wondering. ford did change them for a reason though ,( just a thought). i'm actually in the process of building my own mounts. looking at the originals they don't look that involved. besides what have i got to lose .

I like the mounts on the '66 1-ton - they are tough and drain well. Not so for the 1/2 tons for the same year. My driver's side front mount on my 1/2 ton long bed is toast. I took pictures on Saturday morning but left them at home. I'll post them later.

These are crappy design IMO - looks like a rounded chairleg with holes, made out of sheet metal. Ford could have done better than they did. It collects water and mud like a cup. The whole bottom section on mine is rusted away, and that's before I get into it with a wire wheel - hard telling how much has to be cut away to get to clean stuff.

I'm not a welder, so it's going to a local shop. We're going to put in heavier flat steel plate - both front mounts - and weld it up to the flange above the mount and back to the other flange where the cab floor curves up. It will be open on the sides so I can get a wrench on the mount pad bolt.

Yeah, I'm one of those "PO's" you guys love to hate, but I don't care what this looks like, it needs to be STRONG!

Doug

by new I meant the twin I style, 1965-79.

Johnny Canuck wrote:by new I meant the twin I style, 1965-79.

Oh, okay. I know that the original cab mounts (61-64) went from cab side to tranny tunnel, but the replacement ones I've seen are about half as long. In fact, I've got one of the shorter ones that I won on E-bay, (although I believe it was home made).