Bed crossbars at Stake Pocket Attachments

[sikedsyko]

Are there any bed rack systems on the market that mount directly into the stake pockets? I'm thinking about something like Billie Bars, but I'd prefer something that mounts directly to the stake pocket anchor points instead of clamping on.

Also, anyone know the loading capacities of the stake pocket mounting points? The owners manual doesn't seem to mention it.

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[jedadiah]

This supplemental guide that came with out trucks is mostly useless. There are no capacities listed even though it's in the title. The only useful bit of info is that if you bolt something to these spots, you should shim up even with the bedrail cap. so that the whatever you attach is bearing on the metal under the cap and not smashing the plastic cap, I guess.

The RSI Smart Cap shows spacer blocks in its install instructions.

 

[sikedsyko]

Oh man, that RSI cap comes with alot of extra bed reinforcement. Doesn't look like they're relying on the structure of bed rail very much.

 

[sikedsyko]

This is basically what I plan to do. Can mount a roll-up tonneau cover and then build a T-Track crossbar solution that's highly configurable and way cheaper than whats available on the market.

https://www.fordtremor.com/threads/...work-with-bak-revolver-x4-tonneau-cover.9922/

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