Ford storage bins (pivot storage box) installed in bed

[quickstang1]

Also do you have a straight on pic? Thanks!

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[Hootbro]

If I have a bet mat will it still swing out?

I have a bed mat with the Swing Case and it pivots out.

 

[quickstang1]

I have a bed mat with the Swing Case and it pivots out.

Perfect! Thanks.

 

[Davo_fn]

I was going to get the Ford pivot box but it's very spendy given I spent ford points ons j-brace. In the end I decided instead to get a Yeti 30 GoBox for the same price (actually cheaper with 20% REI coupon). Overall very pleased with it, holding straps, flash light, first aid kit, picnic blanket, simple tools

Cons:

1. Isn't physically bolted to bed or pivot out. However, it has very nice rubber feet and fits into that same corner spot nicely. I've had zero issues with it moving at all on the rubber mat.

Pros:

1. Very high quality, in terms of material and seal, compared to the black plastic ford cargo box.
2. Much more flexibility in using for trips, and can still use it if i ever sell Ranger.
3. Doesn't block the integrated bed light in any way.
4. If it does happen to move at all, has built in tie-down spots that I could tether to bed.

How did you bolt it to the bed? Any pics?
Thanks!

 

[quickstang1]

Installed mine yesterday. Also have spray in bedliner. No problems with factory holes, they must have inserted bolts or plugs of some kind.

However, be sure to use a hammer to insert torx driver through bedliner on factory screws. Mine were very difficult to remove. Not sure what kind of thread lock they use…

Ruined one bolt head and broke an easy out. Finally had to use channel locks to slowly back it out..
Replaced all 4 factory bolts with black Allen headed M8x1.25 bolts from hardware store. Ugh!

I have no spray bed liner and 2 of those bolts will not come out! I got to go and get a new t40. This time it will be a 1/2" drive for my larger impact. What the hell is with Ford? It does not need to be that tight!!!!!!!

 

[CACTUSGREYFX4]

I have no spray bed liner and 2 of those bolts will not come out! I got to go and get a new t40. This time it will be a 1/2" drive for my larger impact. What the hell is with Ford? It does not need to be that tight!!!!!!!

Those are put in by a robot so the need to dial back the AI bot.

 

[Hootbro]

I have no spray bed liner and 2 of those bolts will not come out! I got to go and get a new t40. This time it will be a 1/2" drive for my larger impact. What the hell is with Ford? It does not need to be that tight!!!!!!!

They have loctite on them also.

 

[quickstang1]

They have loctite on them also.

The bolts started to back out then stopped and won’t budge. Next up larger impact and heat. Damn bolts lol

 

[CACTUSGREYFX4]

They have loctite on them also.

The red stuff not the blue stuff

 

[quickstang1]

Well now what?! The bolts started to turn then they snapped off.

 

[Hootbro]

Well now what?! The bolts started to turn then they snapped off.

Get familiar with a drill bit and easy out set.

Other option is you can find the space between the bed wall/inner finder and enough screw stud is protruding through the nut plate, may be able to get bite with a set of vice-grips and work them out that way.

 

[jrRaptor]

When I did mine, I got (somewhat) lucky in that the bolts didn't snap. But they did get stuck enough the Torx+ bit just stripped out the bolt head. Used a pair of vise grips to remove the rest of the way, time consuming but successful. I think I was able to remove about half the bolts with a Torx+, the other half with vise grips. I did elect to put all new OEM bolts back in but without Loctite.

 

[quickstang1]

Well I guess that's a wrap. In a bad way. It's disappointing when you do everything the right way, use the right tools and things just keep getting worse.

The bolts are soft so they drilled out fine. When i used the ezout the bolt started to split instead of back out. Then I kept going and the ezout broke off in the hole I drilled.

Now I guess I will have a new swing tool box to sell because I don't know what to do now. This really sucks!!!!

 

[Lamia2super]

Are you still able to fit an 4x8 sheet of plywood? What are the indents on the box for?

 

[Hootbro]

Are you still able to fit an 4x8 sheet of plywood? What are the indents on the box for?

Plywood will not lay exactly flat but the case is removable. The case is a universal shape to fit most trucks on either bed side and notches are for the release bracketry.

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