1950s 1959 cadillac rear bumper alignment

[Roman_cadillac]

Installed the rear bumper today










What is the correct size?


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[Cadillac Jack 82]

Gaps are a little too wide.

[Roman_cadillac]

Gaps are a little too wide.

I lined up about 5/8" between the bumper and the fender.

[Cadillac Jack 82]

I'll take measurements of mine tomorrow.  Shes never had her bumper off since she was new.

[The Tassie Devil(le)]

The gaps HAVE to be wide as when using the Bumper Jack to change a tyre, those bars do move.

These are the clearances on my '60 CDV.   You would be surprised just how flexible the mounting brackets are.

Bruce.

[Roger Zimmermann]

By looking at the bumper's ends, they align well with the other parts. With a narrower gap, the alignement will not be so good.
As Bruce wrote, there is a lot of flexibility in the bumper assembly, if the gaps are smaller, the bumper parts may touch the body under severe circumstances.

[JayRudig390]

Your gaps are golden and are better than GM could have done in 1959. Disregard Cadillac Jack 82 comments.