Dual Cam Setup
I'm working on setting up a new Reese Dual Cam setup. I think I need a 1" extended ball, and wonder if I would benefit from a 2". Here's are some photos of where I'm at now: Side view, I think...
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Here's a little update. I've made a few parts for a bolt on repair. 1/4" outer plate, 3/16" inner plate, 1/4"x2" "clamps". The 1/4" plate is threaded for studs (grade 5 bolts with head cut off). Right now there are two dual cam studs and one snap up stud per side. I may add two more studs per side for the snap ups.
Still to do:
* Weld the clamps to the large plates. Just a 1" bead at the center. This will prevent the clamps from bowing out. Hopefully it will help distribute some of the clamping force over a larger area too?
* Weld the studs in from the back side.
* The passenger side only has 3 clamps due to the spare tire mount. I may just put a clamp on the other side of the bar for raising/lowering the spare. I liked the idea of the clamp being against the cross tube for the battery/spare tire mount, but not enough to try to redo the spare tire mount.
* Deal with mounting the propane tanks. They don't quite fit between the middle two mounts. Maybe a 1x1x1/8 "L" on the inside and the outside mounted to the 1/2" bolts. That would raise the tanks about 1". Something like this:
Still to do:
* Weld the clamps to the large plates. Just a 1" bead at the center. This will prevent the clamps from bowing out. Hopefully it will help distribute some of the clamping force over a larger area too?
* Weld the studs in from the back side.
* The passenger side only has 3 clamps due to the spare tire mount. I may just put a clamp on the other side of the bar for raising/lowering the spare. I liked the idea of the clamp being against the cross tube for the battery/spare tire mount, but not enough to try to redo the spare tire mount.
* Deal with mounting the propane tanks. They don't quite fit between the middle two mounts. Maybe a 1x1x1/8 "L" on the inside and the outside mounted to the 1/2" bolts. That would raise the tanks about 1". Something like this:
