Ok, I've wondered about this and had various opinions. I now have a new Ram 1500 and getting ready to put in the eye bolts.
When I first purchased my Eagle (and put it on a Dodge Dakota), there were two opinions on where to mount the bed eye bolts. The front bolts in the far corners. No real controversy there buttttttt, there seems to be 2 different opinions on where to mount the back bolts. a) right behind the wheel wells so that all 4 turnbuckles pull to the front. b) back closer to the tailgate where you have 2 pulling forward, 2 backwards.
Here's the thought process for each.
a) with this setup you pull the camper towards the front of the truck. After all, the camper is not going to fall off the front. It keeps it up against the front.
b) with this setup you are pulling towards the front and back. It keeps the camper from moving forward or backward.
In my original install I went with a). I've not had any issues.
Now I'm going to do a new install and wanted to see what the consensus is (if there is one).
Thanks!
When I first purchased my Eagle (and put it on a Dodge Dakota), there were two opinions on where to mount the bed eye bolts. The front bolts in the far corners. No real controversy there buttttttt, there seems to be 2 different opinions on where to mount the back bolts. a) right behind the wheel wells so that all 4 turnbuckles pull to the front. b) back closer to the tailgate where you have 2 pulling forward, 2 backwards.
Here's the thought process for each.
a) with this setup you pull the camper towards the front of the truck. After all, the camper is not going to fall off the front. It keeps it up against the front.
b) with this setup you are pulling towards the front and back. It keeps the camper from moving forward or backward.
In my original install I went with a). I've not had any issues.
Now I'm going to do a new install and wanted to see what the consensus is (if there is one).
Thanks!