Trying to find some information
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Tuned
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Trying to find some information
some of you have seen the thread i posted, where i put tie downs out of an 02 truck into my 97 to replace the god awefull originals. (if not look through my pics for the finished product.
anywho, i posted up a simmilar thread over on tractor forum because i thought some people might find it useful over there as well. one guy chimed in that the 97 he had had, had the same tie downs that i had put in which were also the same as the ones in his 03.... here is the odd part: his truck had them when he bought it.... back in 98 or 99. and he knows the original owner and knows for a fact, that he never changed the tie downs..... so my question is, WTF??? would this have been a dealer option or maybe one of the truck plants used the (newer style) tie downs while the others used the (older style) tie downs? any input is greatly apriciated, as this has me really scratching my head.
anywho, i posted up a simmilar thread over on tractor forum because i thought some people might find it useful over there as well. one guy chimed in that the 97 he had had, had the same tie downs that i had put in which were also the same as the ones in his 03.... here is the odd part: his truck had them when he bought it.... back in 98 or 99. and he knows the original owner and knows for a fact, that he never changed the tie downs..... so my question is, WTF??? would this have been a dealer option or maybe one of the truck plants used the (newer style) tie downs while the others used the (older style) tie downs? any input is greatly apriciated, as this has me really scratching my head.
Laughing Gas
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From: Portsmouth, VA
To be honest with you, I've never seen the "newer" ones before. My '99 has the "old" style ones, which stink because of how small the holes are in them. If those holes were just slightly bigger they would be perfect but can't find a set of heavy duty tie downs that properly fit.
I am curious now, do the bolt holes match up perfectly? If so, I might be changing mine out as soon as I find replacements.
I am curious now, do the bolt holes match up perfectly? If so, I might be changing mine out as soon as I find replacements.
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Tuned
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To be honest with you, I've never seen the "newer" ones before. My '99 has the "old" style ones, which stink because of how small the holes are in them. If those holes were just slightly bigger they would be perfect but can't find a set of heavy duty tie downs that properly fit.
I am curious now, do the bolt holes match up perfectly? If so, I might be changing mine out as soon as I find replacements.
I am curious now, do the bolt holes match up perfectly? If so, I might be changing mine out as soon as I find replacements.
