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Timeking
Explorer
Oct 21, 2016

F150 aluminum bed and sliding 5th wheel bracket

I am getting conflicting answers. The dealer says it won't work, and the place that sells and installs the Reese-type bracket says it will work. So what is the answer? Anyone have one of these truc...
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2008Wildcat
Explorer
Oct 22, 2016
You install the bed rails with a rubber gasket between the rail and the bed.

The holes get drilled through the aluminum bed to attach to the steel brackets.

The bolts that connect the two get sleeved in a vinyl grommet.

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