New GM truck tie-downs
Bummer, took Happi-jac tie-downs off the GMC and tried to put them on the new 2015 Chevy ... won't fit properly. Anyone have a solution here - I talked to the tech support at Happi-jac and they sai...
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Looked at the hitch assembly too. It is round, and crooked, has a bent portion so can't push a square or a pipe through it. Good idea tho' ...
I designed a bracket that will either weld or bolt to a support component of the frame ... am trying to make it bolt-able, not weld ... so its removeable. And, am not sure if welding on the frame voids any kind of warranty, even if it's only a brace. So, we'll see Monday.
And, right -- I talked to both Happijac and Torklift ... Neither one has seen the 2015 yet. None in the area, apparently.
Not a lot of them around here either. I actually went to look at a 2013 for a good discount. But didn't like the options especially, and the ride was a bit stiffer ... and tight steering. But this 2015 Double Cab 4x4 was sitting on the lot too. The dealer had two ... so, took one for a ride and it cooked my goose.
Very nice truck -- good ride, nice finish. So we're now leaving Florida for the west coast in our Chevy with 234 miles on it instead of our 2003 GMC with 214,000. A bit more comfortable, although that GMC traveled lots of great miles over the years.
Will let you all know how the tie-down situation falls out ... as of now, am thinking everything works except the front plate. So, we'll make that first, and see if the other parts work with it - and it looks like a 'yes' at this point.
We actually looked at it earlier, and before we removed the Happijacs off the GMC, we thought it was a direct match -- once we got it matched up, the front of the new bed has a slight curve in it, so it won't lay up against it directly.
But, a couple bends in a new front plate looks like it will work. The Happyjac plate is a formed 3/16, but we'll use a flat plate, so decided to go with 3/8 instead.
Not sure what to do about the rear -- but am very uncomfortable with the 'bumper bolt' ... and always was - but at least it was metal to metal. Bolting through composite material kinda pushes me off that option.
I designed a bracket that will either weld or bolt to a support component of the frame ... am trying to make it bolt-able, not weld ... so its removeable. And, am not sure if welding on the frame voids any kind of warranty, even if it's only a brace. So, we'll see Monday.
And, right -- I talked to both Happijac and Torklift ... Neither one has seen the 2015 yet. None in the area, apparently.
Not a lot of them around here either. I actually went to look at a 2013 for a good discount. But didn't like the options especially, and the ride was a bit stiffer ... and tight steering. But this 2015 Double Cab 4x4 was sitting on the lot too. The dealer had two ... so, took one for a ride and it cooked my goose.
Very nice truck -- good ride, nice finish. So we're now leaving Florida for the west coast in our Chevy with 234 miles on it instead of our 2003 GMC with 214,000. A bit more comfortable, although that GMC traveled lots of great miles over the years.
Will let you all know how the tie-down situation falls out ... as of now, am thinking everything works except the front plate. So, we'll make that first, and see if the other parts work with it - and it looks like a 'yes' at this point.
We actually looked at it earlier, and before we removed the Happijacs off the GMC, we thought it was a direct match -- once we got it matched up, the front of the new bed has a slight curve in it, so it won't lay up against it directly.
But, a couple bends in a new front plate looks like it will work. The Happyjac plate is a formed 3/16, but we'll use a flat plate, so decided to go with 3/8 instead.
Not sure what to do about the rear -- but am very uncomfortable with the 'bumper bolt' ... and always was - but at least it was metal to metal. Bolting through composite material kinda pushes me off that option.
