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wnjj
Sep 05, 2020Explorer II
AnEv942, I think we totally agree here. Major installation failure, not product failure.
The ones on my '05 Chevy don't have the bent top either but a top plate welded on. Furthermore, the top plate extends back in the opposite direction (toward the outside of the truck) where the hole is drilled, so it easily clears the stock towers and bolts to the crossmember away from the stock mounting.
The OP's don't even look like the right product for that truck. At a minimum, I'd modify any replacements to work like mine do or at least see what TL has to say about it.
The ones on my '05 Chevy don't have the bent top either but a top plate welded on. Furthermore, the top plate extends back in the opposite direction (toward the outside of the truck) where the hole is drilled, so it easily clears the stock towers and bolts to the crossmember away from the stock mounting.
The OP's don't even look like the right product for that truck. At a minimum, I'd modify any replacements to work like mine do or at least see what TL has to say about it.
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