Bed racks- low profile, easily removable, tonnneau friendly?
09-27-2017, 04:50 PM
#11
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I haven't built this yet so it might suck, but my current plan is to buy some bull rings where the ring part unscrews and the threaded base is left. Then get a AL square tube, bolt that down to the ring base, and screw fork holders into the square tube. Run that across the front of the bed and tie them off to rings on the back. I've bought everything but haven't needed it so haven't built it yet.
Edit: It was these I believe. I bought them a while ago. http://www.autozone.com/tie-down-and...tem/236003_0_0
Edit: It was these I believe. I bought them a while ago. http://www.autozone.com/tie-down-and...tem/236003_0_0
Last edited by jheizer; 09-27-2017 at 05:01 PM.
09-28-2017, 08:27 AM
#12
Not quite what you are going for, but it's a vantech rack with and bakflip MX4. The rails are mounted to an 6.5ft aluminum flat bar and then attached to bullring stake pocket mounts. The truck is unmodified in any way and all of it can be removed without damage to the truck.
The bakflip is removed for this trip to allow vision out the rear window.
The bakflip is removed for this trip to allow vision out the rear window.
. My kayak is only a 10' and I'd only carry one bike so think I can do both with my over tonneau idea. Your full setup would be overkill but I may be able to leverage your rail idea 
I think the channel is bolted to flat stock under it, that flat stock is mounted to bed at the rear with those two allen heads in to the stake pocket.
09-28-2017, 08:54 AM
#13
Texas A&M Aggie
Damn that's a pretty impressive setup . My kayak is only a 10' and I'd only carry one bike so think I can do both with my over tonneau idea. Your full setup would be overkill but I may be able to leverage your rail idea
I think the channel is bolted to flat stock under it, that flat stock is mounted to bed at the rear with those two allen heads in to the stake pocket.
. My kayak is only a 10' and I'd only carry one bike so think I can do both with my over tonneau idea. Your full setup would be overkill but I may be able to leverage your rail idea I think the channel is bolted to flat stock under it, that flat stock is mounted to bed at the rear with those two allen heads in to the stake pocket.
09-28-2017, 10:45 AM
#14
Senior Member
That should work. As long as you can get the bolt down into the threads of the stake pocket mount and have some overlapping material toward the front and back of the stake pocket on top of the box rails, the stake pocket mounts are very strong.
I haven't built this yet so it might suck, but my current plan is to buy some bull rings where the ring part unscrews and the threaded base is left. Then get a AL square tube, bolt that down to the ring base, and screw fork holders into the square tube. Run that across the front of the bed and tie them off to rings on the back. I've bought everything but haven't needed it so haven't built it yet.
Edit: It was these I believe. I bought them a while ago. http://www.autozone.com/tie-down-and...tem/236003_0_0
Edit: It was these I believe. I bought them a while ago. http://www.autozone.com/tie-down-and...tem/236003_0_0
09-28-2017, 12:41 PM
#15
Senior Member
Damn that's a pretty impressive setup . My kayak is only a 10' and I'd only carry one bike so think I can do both with my over tonneau idea. Your full setup would be overkill but I may be able to leverage your rail idea
I think the channel is bolted to flat stock under it, that flat stock is mounted to bed at the rear with those two allen heads in to the stake pocket.
. My kayak is only a 10' and I'd only carry one bike so think I can do both with my over tonneau idea. Your full setup would be overkill but I may be able to leverage your rail idea I think the channel is bolted to flat stock under it, that flat stock is mounted to bed at the rear with those two allen heads in to the stake pocket.
I removed the U-shaped moving mount from the bullrings and added a nut under the lower part to thread the bolts into (those go right from inside the channel to under the stake pocket mount. The u-mount of the bullring lifts up or recesses down and is held in place by some pins that can be pressed out, and removed.
10-05-2017, 10:46 AM
#16
Senior Member
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This was an ad on my Instagram the other day. If I was ever going to ditch my camper shell, this would be my cover. The only thing that may be a pain is raising the cover, when you actually have gear strapped to it.
10-05-2017, 10:53 AM
#17
This was an ad on my Instagram the other day. If I was ever going to ditch my camper shell, this would be my cover. The only thing that may be a pain is raising the cover, when you actually have gear strapped to it.
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10-05-2017, 06:42 PM
#18
Senior Member
10-09-2017, 09:31 AM
#19
This was an ad on my Instagram the other day. If I was ever going to ditch my camper shell, this would be my cover. The only thing that may be a pain is raising the cover, when you actually have gear strapped to it.
10-18-2017, 10:16 AM
#20
Another interesting idea DeeZee invis-a-rack folding ladder rack. Not exactly what I was wanting setup wise but this would be useful for grabbing lumber etc as well without having to run around with a ladder rack all the time. Too bad at least first glance won't work with my bakflip hard tonneau
https://www.deezee.com/product/invis...gement-system/
https://www.deezee.com/product/invis...gement-system/