Front Frame Mount Tie Downs Not Working!
I have gone through so many sets of Torklift frame mounts I want to fix the problem permanently. Why aren’t there bars run across the whole truck like for the rear tie downs? Those last. M...
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Wow NRALIFR, that’s a great improvement!!
This is the kind of thing I’m looking to do, but of course more specific to my problem which is the frame mounts breaking.
The rear Torklift frame mount is a piece of square tube steel across the entire width of the truck. It has worked exceedingly well, never had any issues, and can also tow a trailer at the same time it’s holding the TC firmly in place on the rubber mat.
I’m thinking I’d like to make a similar one for the front tie downs. Just run a square tube across the whole width. It has to be a few inches lower than the truck frame to clear the fuel tank, exhaust and possibly drive shaft, which protrude down below frame height.
I figure some square U-bolts with spacers can hold it in place.
For now, while on the road, I’m thinking I’ll just build an H shaped 2x4 brace to lay in the truck bed as a spacer to keep the TC from moving to the passenger side, which is what it wants to do. When I get in to a place I can do the real work, in October, I’ll make the permanent fix.
This is the kind of thing I’m looking to do, but of course more specific to my problem which is the frame mounts breaking.
The rear Torklift frame mount is a piece of square tube steel across the entire width of the truck. It has worked exceedingly well, never had any issues, and can also tow a trailer at the same time it’s holding the TC firmly in place on the rubber mat.
I’m thinking I’d like to make a similar one for the front tie downs. Just run a square tube across the whole width. It has to be a few inches lower than the truck frame to clear the fuel tank, exhaust and possibly drive shaft, which protrude down below frame height.
I figure some square U-bolts with spacers can hold it in place.
For now, while on the road, I’m thinking I’ll just build an H shaped 2x4 brace to lay in the truck bed as a spacer to keep the TC from moving to the passenger side, which is what it wants to do. When I get in to a place I can do the real work, in October, I’ll make the permanent fix.
