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NGaMountains
Aug 08, 2017Explorer
FWIW, I just installed tie downs on my Ford this past weekend. I did not use the Talons but the standard steel tie downs. While they are "bolt on", this meant in my case, not sure in yours, that you have to fish bolts and associated washers inside the frame rails and get them to protrude through holes in order to put the tie down over those bolts and attach a nut from the outside. This is not easy, especially when the bolt fishers they gave me were almost shot after finishing the first side, and they were supposed to be used again on the other side. On my truck/tie downs, there were two of the four attachment locations where Torklift's tie down did not match the profile of the frame rail, so you had to put a 2" x 2" spacer washer between the frame rail and the tie down. These spacers should be tack welded onto the main tie down bracket by Torklift, which would make it much easier to install. If yours ends up having this situation as mine did, super glue the washers/spacers onto the tie down before you start the placement and attachment process. It makes a very tedious job significantly less tedious. If you are fortunate enough to be doing this in a shop with the truck on a hoist and working at eye level that will help a lot. Lying on the ground looking up as I was it's no picnic.
Good luck with your install and have fun with your camper!
Good luck with your install and have fun with your camper!
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