Tailgate Hinge Spacers - 1953-56 F100
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Tailgate Hinge Spacers - 1953-56 F100

$9.99

Tailgate hinge spacers for 1953-56 Ford F100. Laser-cut 1/8 in. aluminum pushes the bottom of the gate out to line up with the bedsides. No stacked washers or shims.

  • Factory hinges stay - nothing is replaced or drilled; the spacers sit behind the hinges already on the truck.
  • A ten-minute fix - the last thing you square up before the truck goes together.

Install Level: Easy

Sold as a pair for the left and right hinges.

SKU: FFG-THS

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Tailgate Hinge Spacers - 1953-56 F100
$9.99

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Perfect Lines Every Time

Some problems stick around for decades. Crooked tailgates on F100s drive us crazy too, so we engineered the fix. Precision laser-cut from 1/8" aluminum. These spacers slip ins clean behind your factory hinges and push that tailgate bottom out just enough. Your classic Ford deserves straight lines that make sense.

No More Guesswork, No More Frustration

No more hunting through the junk drawer for random washers, and stacking shims that never quite work. These spacers end that nightmare with surgical precision. Install them behind your factory tailgate hinges and watch your bedsides and tailgate create one perfect, continuous line from top to bottom.

Clean Engineering For Real Solutions

Laser-cut aluminum doesn't miss. Each spacer delivers exactly the thickness needed to correct decades-old alignment issues. No guessing, no adjusting, no compromising – just the clean, professional fit your build deserves.

 

*Fits 1953-56 Ford trucks. Sold as complete pair for left and right hinges.

Fat Fender Garage part number FFG-THS
Vendor: Fat Fender Garage
Material: 1/8 inch aluminum; laser-cut
Sold as: complete pair for the left and right hinges
Mounts: behind the factory tailgate hinges
Listed price 9.99 USD
Variant count: 4
No published outside dimension or bolt hole spacing on this listing

Questions? Talk to the FFG Team

For fitment questions or build-specific guidance, the FFG team has you covered.

Email: info@fatfender.com

Call: (480) 621-6072

Fits 1953-56 Ford F100 trucks.
Sold as a complete pair covering the left and right tailgate hinges.
Installs behind the factory hinges; no other tailgate parts are replaced.

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Exterior > Bed > Tailgate Hardware 1953-1956 Ford F100 1/8 inch laser-cut aluminum hinge spacers; left and right pair Fixing a crooked tailgate on a 1953-56 F100 Aligning the tailgate with the bedsides during restoration 1953-56 F100 tailgate spacers F100 tailgate alignment tailgate hinge shims crooked tailgate fix effie tailgate hinge spacer Fat Fender Garage FFG Fits 1953-56 Ford F100. Pair for left and right tailgate hinges. Installs behind factory hinges. Install level: Beginner. Vehicle: 1953-1956 Ford F100. Mounting: behind the factory tailgate hinges. No fabrication required. Laser-cut 1/8 inch aluminum spacers; sold as a left and right pair Problem: Tailgates on 1953-56 Ford F100s often sit crooked and don't line up with the bedsides. Solution: These laser-cut aluminum spacers install behind the factory hinges and push the bottom of the tailgate out for a straight, continuous line.