Tailgate doesn't sit flush

hewster · Feb 16, 2017

Bullishone said:
Then remove and replace your tailgate. Mine is fine with a retrax.

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Well that's what I am asking. It really has nothing to do with the retrax, it is just when I noticed it (I never looked at it that hard before).

Curious if anyone knew an easy way to somehow adjust it, or if it is somehow normal, or if my shit is jacked up

Toadster · Feb 16, 2017

Huck said:
my tailgate is the same way. drivers side stick out about 1/8-1/4"

could be the torsion bar causing the flex?

Bullishone · Feb 16, 2017

Mine is fine.

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Ltl6pack · Feb 18, 2017

hewster said:
Well that's what I am asking. It really has nothing to do with the retrax, it is just when I noticed it (I never looked at it that hard before).

Curious if anyone knew an easy way to somehow adjust it, or if it is somehow normal, or if my shit is jacked up

You just need to loosen the Torx stud on the left side and move it in toward the cab about a 1/16 of a inch, tighten, and close the tail gate, if not close enough, loosen and move again. mine was move on the right side from the factory about a 1/16, gate fits flush on both side, ( you can see where the paint line was, is how I know it was moved.)

Ggh1969 · Feb 18, 2017

My drivers side has to be slammed in order to shut completely. If it's just pushed closed there's a little offset. I was thinking it's just mine but apparently it's an issue. Nothing major. Just shut it a little harder.

Nogard · Feb 19, 2017

Washed my Scab yesterday and sure enough, mine has a small gap on the drivers side tailgate as well. Passenger side is flush. I may have never noticed without reading this post.

Sawdust · Feb 19, 2017

Same here. Gap 7mm on the passenger side, 12mm drivers side.

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Bigbo076 · Feb 19, 2017

Sawdust said:
Same here. Gap 7mm on the passenger side, 12mm drivers side.

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Check that the rubber stopper is turned the same direction as the passenger side, mine was the same and all it took was turning the stopper to fix it.

miula · Feb 20, 2017

Ltl6pack said:
You just need to loosen the Torx stud on the left side and move it in toward the cab about a 1/16 of a inch, tighten, and close the tail gate, if not close enough, loosen and move again. mine was move on the right side from the factory about a 1/16, gate fits flush on both side, ( you can see where the paint line was, is how I know it was moved.)

Can you post a pic of which torx stud you are referring to? the black one towards the top where the gate latches or the painted torx bolt on the bottom where the gate hinge is?

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