Square channel tubing tie downs
Hi to all. I just joins the forum, but I am not new to truck campers. I had 2 truck campers back in the 90,s and on both of my trucks I had a one piece of square tubing across the frame on t...
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What you’re talking about is called a belly bar. I have no idea why they’ve all but disappeared.
I use one on my Dodge, and that same bar has been on at least five different trucks. They fit any truck and work great.
You could make your own pretty easily. The brackets to hold it could be nothing but a couple pieces of heavy angle iron bolted to the frame up top and bolted to the 2” square tube crossbar below. Actually, some 1/4” flat stock would even work great for the brackets.
Chop up some 18” pieces of smaller square tube to make the removeable inserts for the ends, and use an eyebolt to attach the tiedowns. Get the kind that are full-circle, not the bent-around ones that can pull open... or weld the ends shut if you have a mig.
You could have one with a trip to the metal yard and a few minutes with a drill and a chop saw. The metal yard will even chop your pieces to length for you if you haven’t got a way to cut it.
Fringe benefit, they keep your driveshaft off the ground should you break a u-joint.
I use one on my Dodge, and that same bar has been on at least five different trucks. They fit any truck and work great.
You could make your own pretty easily. The brackets to hold it could be nothing but a couple pieces of heavy angle iron bolted to the frame up top and bolted to the 2” square tube crossbar below. Actually, some 1/4” flat stock would even work great for the brackets.
Chop up some 18” pieces of smaller square tube to make the removeable inserts for the ends, and use an eyebolt to attach the tiedowns. Get the kind that are full-circle, not the bent-around ones that can pull open... or weld the ends shut if you have a mig.
You could have one with a trip to the metal yard and a few minutes with a drill and a chop saw. The metal yard will even chop your pieces to length for you if you haven’t got a way to cut it.
Fringe benefit, they keep your driveshaft off the ground should you break a u-joint.
