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Interesting new video uploaded a few days ago by the FWC Campers account on Youtube.....
Don't forget you MUST support the floor on a FWC if off the truck.shellback said:Is there a reason 4 Wheel doesn't use the outside the bed tiedowns? I have a Happijack system with Torklift Fastguns for my present camper. I intend to use this system on the 4 Wheel I'm restoring. I'll be installing eye bolts on the wing edge up through the aluminum frame before doing the siding and inside paneling. I also notice most folks aren't running with their jacks on. Maybe the reason for the inside tiedowns and no jacks is for off roading? I have a handicapped wife, so my camper comes off when we camp, unless it's 1 night stop traveling.
Always do with screw jacks and 2x6's front and back.billharr said:Don't forget you MUST support the floor on a FWC if off the truck.
kmacafee said:Its hard to believe that they are still securing campers weighing 900+ pounds to the bed with lightweight aluminum turnbuckles and an eyebolt through about 1/16 of sheet metal. Even with the large plates beneath it, thats a recipe for disaster, especially for people who travel off road.
My 2012 Tacoma, with the composite bed, uses a well engineered mounting plate that uses the bolts that attach the bed to the frame to secure it. One should replace the aluminum open hook turnbuckles with ones that are forged, at minimum. Couldn't they design a similar bracket for other trucks?
The Happijack is interesting but the brackets that are used to attach to the front frame would not last long on many backroads.
They are lighter duty, but the torklift frame mounts might give more problems with road clearance. I just installed my second set on a new truck. They seem heavier than those I installed 8 years ago.