djennings

Found a decent deal on this, just in time for our trip to the mountains. Now I might not have to send in the 6 yr old to retrieve sliding cargo, not that he'd mind....




OEM bed divider




OEM bed divider

Martian

Good mod.

shoot summ

Looks nice, just checked though and cheapest price is around $250 online, holy moly, I'd like one, but can get a treated 2x for WAY less...

Part if anyone is interested...

FL3Z-9900092-A

Martian

Actually I think another use used a 6x6 on here, IIRC. I saw it in the "Best mods under $50" if I'm not mistaken.

djennings

I picked up a set of clamps from Northern Tool that were supposed to allow you to use a 2x4 in that manner. The clamps were supposed to fit in the Boxlink plates. I wasn't able to make them fit (might've been due to the spray in liner behind the plate but I can't confirm that.

When that fell through I figured I would go a different direction but I do like that solution when it works.

shoot summ

You could, but it is way overkill, a 2x is plenty, and fits in the "slots" in the bed.

Don't need to incorporate the bed link plates at all. If you look at your pics, there are 4 vertical bumps towards the rear on each side. A 2x will fit right in there(before bedliner), haven't tried it with the spray in liner.

Or if you wanted to use the plates, you can pick up extra sets of tie downs for the plates for around $30, and use the extra set to build a divider with.

Regardless I'm not trashing your purchase, it's cool, I think Ford way over priced it though.

Martian

His 6x6 was leftover from a construction project.

rival

I used an 8' 2x6 that I cut down (and ripped thinner on the bottom rail/slats) to make this one:

https://www.f150forum.com/f118/easy-...1/#post4641718

I used the etrack lumber holders.

I have since painted it black and it looks much better. One thing I still have to do is add a couple "feet" to it. The bottom rail fits in front of one the last slot, but the bottom "walks" a bit forward when driving and ends up tilted. There is a lot of play in the etrack holders in the boxlink.

I just noticed the OEM one had a couple of feet along the bottom, I think if I add those, it will keep it straight.

Caribouman

So what was your decent deal if you don't mind?

AndyMann404

[QUOTE=rival;4836601] I used an 8' 2x6 that I cut down (and ripped thinner on the bottom rail/slats) to make this one:

https://www.f150forum.com/f118/easy-...1/#post4641718

I used the etrack lumber holders.]
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This is what I did.......(I posted this a few months ago)...the board slides into the vertical slots just behind the rear wheel wells.

I stole the idea from the "Best Mods under $50" thread. I bought a 2" x 12", pressure treated board....8 feet long (they didn't have 6'), as you'll need about 66" if I remember correctly. I have a hole saw (for putting holes in doors, etc.), so I drilled the largest holes I could. My wife painted a couple of coats on it, I screwed the milk crate in, and cut 2 rubber strips (from a piece of old truck tire I have) to drop in at each end to keep the board in place better (rattle-wise). This configuration makes it easy to put grocery bags in the back....1 in the box, 2 bags...put them both on one side of the box.....3 bags...1 in the box and 2 on one side.....you get the idea. Holds 5 grocery bags great, or 4 cases of beer and a 12-pack of good beer in the middle ;-) It's quite functional, and can be lifted out in 2 seconds if you need to load something into the bed. Even with the cleats in, I can just squeeze the board up, angled a little, and slide it up past the cleats without removing them.

I think the board cost around $15, plus the old milk crate that I had.