Hey John,
I had FWC install the plates on my truck because I was driving all the way to TX to pick my Fleet up and I didn't want to have to worry about it. Of course, as it turns out, the turn buckles didn't fit the rear two bolts onayways and I had to drive to a Home Depot and extend with a bit of heavy duty chain anyways.
Looking at mine, they are not perfectly horizontal but rather flush to the angled part of the bed liner. I took some pictures.
Pic 1 - Front left
Pic 2 - Rear Left
Pic 3 - Angle of rear left
Pic 4 - Angle of front left
Pic 5 - Bed layout
Also, when I built my platform, nearly identical to Buckland's, I did 2 2x4s with either 1/2 inch or 5/8 ply. I did 4 cross sections of the 2 2x4s. The last one ends near the end of the truck bed and the camper does stick out past that. It's rock solid. I sued the jacks to lower the camper just barley onto the platform so I could permanently mount it to the camper. I can take a pic if you like when I return home.
Hope that helps if you haven't already started drilling.
-E
I had FWC install the plates on my truck because I was driving all the way to TX to pick my Fleet up and I didn't want to have to worry about it. Of course, as it turns out, the turn buckles didn't fit the rear two bolts onayways and I had to drive to a Home Depot and extend with a bit of heavy duty chain anyways.
Looking at mine, they are not perfectly horizontal but rather flush to the angled part of the bed liner. I took some pictures.
Pic 1 - Front left
Pic 2 - Rear Left
Pic 3 - Angle of rear left
Pic 4 - Angle of front left
Pic 5 - Bed layout
Also, when I built my platform, nearly identical to Buckland's, I did 2 2x4s with either 1/2 inch or 5/8 ply. I did 4 cross sections of the 2 2x4s. The last one ends near the end of the truck bed and the camper does stick out past that. It's rock solid. I sued the jacks to lower the camper just barley onto the platform so I could permanently mount it to the camper. I can take a pic if you like when I return home.
Hope that helps if you haven't already started drilling.
-E