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Kayteg1
Dec 14, 2017Explorer II
The beds are not really design for carrying TC to start with.
My aluminum bed have the ribs ending like 3" before the bed end, so TC was "rocking" on the ribs ends and the factory mat did not even it up at all.
I noted that when I pick up new truck and I shaped a strip of 3/4" plywood.
The end of the bed has some good support there as I have 2 bolt sticking up and had to cut holes on the strip to accommodate it.
So now most of my 6500 lb TC weight sits on plywood strip with good support under.
My aluminum bed have the ribs ending like 3" before the bed end, so TC was "rocking" on the ribs ends and the factory mat did not even it up at all.
I noted that when I pick up new truck and I shaped a strip of 3/4" plywood.
The end of the bed has some good support there as I have 2 bolt sticking up and had to cut holes on the strip to accommodate it.
So now most of my 6500 lb TC weight sits on plywood strip with good support under.
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