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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mkirsch wrote:
IMHO the camper should stay in the bed simply due to weight and friction under normal driving conditions. I myself would not hesitate to take the tiedowns off my camper and drive around town. It would not move a fraction of an inch and I am not doing anything special to keep it there.
Normal driving in most of US cases include constant vibration (yes, I drove autobahns, where you could put coffee cup on top of dashboard and it would stay there at 200 kph).
When I set my new pickup, where front ties did have noticeable angle pulling camper forward, I gave it advised "5 yo girl" hand tension on fastguns. Over 500 miles driving, the camper moved about 1/2" to the rear.
I concluded that when vibration liquefy the friction, regardless factory bed mat, the air drag gives the camper significant pushing force.
I adjusted fastguns from 1/4" stretch to 1/2" stretch and camper did not move anymore.
Now OP is saying his camper is also turning on the bed, so sounds like he is not having side to side angle neither.
