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TxGearhead
Jul 08, 2018Explorer II
Call Torklift and see if they changed the front brackets or if I needed a different bracket because of the model year.
If you do need the same one with the fish wire, you can work around that.
Torklift supplied a 2" long bolt to be fish wired. Before I got the new truck home I bought longer bolts...2 1/2". Then later I checked the Torklift application chart and they spec'ed a different model for my new truck. The longer bolts will give you a better chance of hanging on to the bolt, supporting the bracket, and starting the nut. You really don't want to drop that bolt and the back-up plate inside your frame.
It was a pretty good trick getting the bolt and plate out of the frame when I took the brackets off before trade-in. I think I used a very small pair of pliers to get just a little bite and wiggle the plate then the bolt out.
Update:
I looked at the Torklift application chart. Looks like they have changed the front brackets to the easier to install model!! Congratulations!!
If you do need the same one with the fish wire, you can work around that.
Torklift supplied a 2" long bolt to be fish wired. Before I got the new truck home I bought longer bolts...2 1/2". Then later I checked the Torklift application chart and they spec'ed a different model for my new truck. The longer bolts will give you a better chance of hanging on to the bolt, supporting the bracket, and starting the nut. You really don't want to drop that bolt and the back-up plate inside your frame.
It was a pretty good trick getting the bolt and plate out of the frame when I took the brackets off before trade-in. I think I used a very small pair of pliers to get just a little bite and wiggle the plate then the bolt out.
Update:
I looked at the Torklift application chart. Looks like they have changed the front brackets to the easier to install model!! Congratulations!!
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