what are these brackets for?
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From: White Oak
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Rear
Job 2 truck.
CCLB
6.2l
4X4 FX4
Factory stationary running boards.
Rear bracket only
Welded wire bracket where others show the front bracket.
I think the sole purpose of the bracket is side impact protection. There would be a sizable exposed area it the bracket on my truck were not there.
CCLB
6.2l
4X4 FX4
Factory stationary running boards.
Rear bracket only
Welded wire bracket where others show the front bracket.
I think the sole purpose of the bracket is side impact protection. There would be a sizable exposed area it the bracket on my truck were not there.
Mountain Pass
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From: Miami, FL
I think they're for contacting alien spaceships.
My guess is just as good as everyone else's.
I think if you don't know, don't guess. It just lengthens the thread for no reason. Now we're reading 5+ pages of people making stuff up and still have no answer. 15 mins of my life I'll never get back. haha.
My guess is just as good as everyone else's.
I think if you don't know, don't guess. It just lengthens the thread for no reason. Now we're reading 5+ pages of people making stuff up and still have no answer. 15 mins of my life I'll never get back. haha.
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From: White Oak
the majority of the post have claimed side impact, and the trucks with two plates are covering fuel tanks and fuel connections. so I would not say this is a guess. if you don't agree then give a better reason and not aliens.
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From: Lost in the Ozone....
Certainly not disagreeing but what confuses me as I have been following this thread since the beginning is there has been no solid truck configuration (Reg, SC, CC, SB, LB, Gas, Diesel, FX4/Non-FX4) that always has one or two plates. The only one so far seems is duallies don't have either plate.
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
I think they're for contacting alien spaceships.
My guess is just as good as everyone else's.
I think if you don't know, don't guess. It just lengthens the thread for no reason. Now we're reading 5+ pages of people making stuff up and still have no answer. 15 mins of my life I'll never get back. haha.
My guess is just as good as everyone else's.
I think if you don't know, don't guess. It just lengthens the thread for no reason. Now we're reading 5+ pages of people making stuff up and still have no answer. 15 mins of my life I'll never get back. haha.
https://fleet.ford.com/truckbbas/top...moval_v1-0.pdf
https://law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/571.301
Last edited by Steelcity; Oct 12, 2017 at 05:09 PM. Reason: Provide source information
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From: Lost in the Ozone....
Everyone will hate me for this....but the documentation states PICKUP BOX DELETE vehicles....required for compliance. None of ours are Box Deletes. And once a body is installed onto the rear, they may be removed if there is interference and still maintain compliance. Regardless, this does finally confirm their purpose (thank you, SteelCity). So I guess the OP can remove them since his is not a Box Delete truck.
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