Bed Rails
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Bed Rails
Does anyone have bed rails with anchor points that are actually useful and that you like? I'm trying to decide whether to do just anchor points or a bed rail with anchor points.
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I picked up a set of these Erickson 18 in. Aluminum O-track with 2 Clips - 3013345 | Tractor Supply Company from Farm & Tractor. Mounted mine on the inner rail just behind my tool box. So far I have used them to tie down my motorcycles and they work well.
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Im not 100% sure if it will work as I dont have my truck sitting here to look at and all BUT:
On an older 90s chevy I saw the person had taken large eye bolts and bolted them sideways thru the bed rail support area-the stake pocket holes on his bed were formed and stuck out as part of the inner bed wall.
I did something similar on an older truck-drilled a hole thru the bed and did eye bolts. Putting them as close to the bed wall as possible meant they never got in the way.
On an older 90s chevy I saw the person had taken large eye bolts and bolted them sideways thru the bed rail support area-the stake pocket holes on his bed were formed and stuck out as part of the inner bed wall.
I did something similar on an older truck-drilled a hole thru the bed and did eye bolts. Putting them as close to the bed wall as possible meant they never got in the way.
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From: west plains spokane,wa
I have the diamond plate bed rails and like them, they do what they are supposed to do. I also installed 6 tie downs on the inside of the bed, 1 in each corner and the middle. Sounds about the same as the previous poster, got mine from the junkyard though. They are in close enough to the sides to be out of the way.
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I have the black composite ones made by EGR from JCW. They also have another type that is very similar, but I forgot who makes them.
I had the aluminum diamond plate ones and I'll never do that again. They ruined the paint on the bedsides, so much for protecting them. I also don't care at all for the look of diamond plate anymore either.
I had the aluminum diamond plate ones and I'll never do that again. They ruined the paint on the bedsides, so much for protecting them. I also don't care at all for the look of diamond plate anymore either.
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Laughing Gas
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From: west plains spokane,wa
Probably anything that sits on the rails will eventually cause some wear on the paint. The only thing that wouldn't cause that is line-x or the equivalent.
The rails match the tool box on mine.
The rails match the tool box on mine.
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