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Timeking
Explorer
Oct 21, 2016

F150 aluminum bed and sliding 5th wheel bracket

I am getting conflicting answers. The dealer says it won't work, and the place that sells and installs the Reese-type bracket says it will work. So what is the answer? Anyone have one of these truc...
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Sport45
Explorer II
Oct 22, 2016
rhagfo wrote:
Bipeflier wrote:
Steel brackets directly against the aluminum WILL cause corrosion issues down the road.


X2

Yep Raw AL steel bolts and rails, I would drill the holes then have spray in bed liner applied. then place some type of thin rubber between the Frame brackets and bottom of bed.


Every vehicle I own has aluminum wheels pulled up tightly against steel hubs using steel studs and nuts. Not one of them is showing any corrosion issues???

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