Icansmelldiesel
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I have a fwc hawk on a 2014 f-150, and recently removed it to find that the eye bolts are bending/pulling up the truck bed around the washers. I found several similar threads and most people just add 1/4" backing plates to solve the problem.
I want to have some backing plates made to custom shape/size to fit the dimensions underneath my bed.
Questions:
1. How important is it to have "radiused edges" and "radiused corners" on the plates? Seems like a good idea so no sharp edges to cone through the bed.
2. Do I need them made of any special steel?
3. Where should i go to have these made? An auto body shop? I am not sure where to start.
**Is there anyone on this forum that is a metal worker? I would happily pay someone here. I could make cardboard templates and send them to someone to create in steel.
Thanks all
I want to have some backing plates made to custom shape/size to fit the dimensions underneath my bed.
Questions:
1. How important is it to have "radiused edges" and "radiused corners" on the plates? Seems like a good idea so no sharp edges to cone through the bed.
2. Do I need them made of any special steel?
3. Where should i go to have these made? An auto body shop? I am not sure where to start.
**Is there anyone on this forum that is a metal worker? I would happily pay someone here. I could make cardboard templates and send them to someone to create in steel.
Thanks all