Installation Instructions: DR6 & DR7 RAM 1500 (2019-CURRENT, NEW BODY STYLE ONLY) • • • • TOOLS REQUIRED Adjustable wrench (that opens to about 1”) • 7/16” deep socket 1/2” open end wrench • 7/32” Allen wrench #2 Phillip screwdriver • 1/2” drill bit 3/8” socket Watch short installation videos at www.decked.com/video | Register your system at www.decked.com/warranty FOLLOW US: @DECKEDUSA | #DECKEDUSA VERSION 4.1 DECKED.COM | 208.806.
CONTENTS DECKED carton LEFT/DRIVER deck half - 1 RIGHT/PASSENGER deck half - 1 Center vert - 1 Drawer - 2 Cabside ammo can - 2 Tailgate side ammo can - 2 Ammo can lid - 4 Ammo can window - 2 C-channel - 2 Ruler - 1 Hardware box - 1 Hardware box - unbagged components (inside DECKED carton): Weather strips - 2 Handle - 1 Bottle opener - 1 Shim - 2 HARDWARE box - bagged components C-CHANNELS C - 1 BOLT 1 FS (B1) - 1 CS AMMO CANS - 1 J6C - 4 DRAWER 1 - 1 DRAWER 3 - 1 HANDLE C - 1 WHEELS C - 1 FINAL FS - 1 PR
▼ HEY! TORQUE BOY: READ BEFORE YOU INSTALL DECKED ▼ 1. DON’T be an idiot read the instructions. 2. DON'T over tighten bolts, get em' hand-tight. 3. DON'T use power tools. 4. If you don't follow directions and do use power tools: 5. DON'T over tighten J-hooks during installation. Make 'em good and snug enough to keep the system from moving in the bed. 6. Nice job if you’re still reading . 1). Set clutch at a very low setting. 2). If you blow it, see NOTE.
PREPARE BED: INSTALL BED TAPE NOTE: Got a spray-in bed liner, Bedrug or mat? You won’t need this bed tape. Otherwise, follow the directions below depending on your bed length to protect your bed paint. 14” STRIPS DR6 - 5’7” BED: 1) Cut the tape into the following lengths for the 5’7” bed: - 12” long - 2 strips - 14” long - 4 strips - 61” long - 2 strips 2) Referencing the image DR6 shown to the right: a) Use isopropyl alcohol to clean the top surfaces of the floor beads where the tape will be located.
PREPARE BED: INSTALL SHIMS • There are 2 SHIMS provided: • Using the information in the respective circular detail views: a) Clean the surfaces thoroughly where the shims will be located (isopropyl alcohol is recommended). b) Remove the layer of tape on the bottom of the shim to expose the adhesive surface. c) Place the shim and apply with pressure. NOTE: Repeat DETAIL A passenger side. DETAIL A Center shim between floor beads shown. Place shim 2” from cabside panel (blue).
ASSEMBLY: DRIVER’S SIDE DECK (LET’S DO THIS!) • There are three pre-installed gaskets – one on the center vert, one on each underside of the decks where they rest on the center vert. Do yours look weird? See them here: DECKED.COM/GASKETS • Place C-channel on the inside ledges of a cabside ammo can and a tailgate ammo can. • The end of the C-channel with the endplate must rest on the cabside ammo can.
ASSEMBLY: PASSENGER’S SIDE DECK (NOW YOU’RE ACTUALLY GETTING SOMEWHERE!) • Place C-channel on the inside ledges of a cabside ammo can and a tailgate ammo can. • The end of the C-channel with the endplate must rest on the cabside ammo can. • You should have the correct tailgate ammo can for this step. The axle will be on the tailgate side of the system. If not, swap the tailgate ammo cans now. NYLON WASHER • Loosely bolt C-channel to the two ammo cans with (4) nylon washers on the (4) bolts.
INSTALL: PASSENGER’S SIDE DECK HALF (OK, FINE, PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK) • Seat passenger side deck on the upstanding vert bosses. • Bolt the passenger side deck half to the center vert; BAG B1. Make sure all bolts connecting the deck to the center vert are snug, but no power tools. • Insert the J-hook through the center hole on the passenger side tailgate ammo can and loop J-hook through tie down or mounting bracket in bed. Assemble with black spherical washer, flat washer and nut; BAG J6C.
INSTALL: DRIVER’S SIDE DECK HALF • Insert the J-hook through the center hole on the driver side cabside ammo can and loop J-hook through tie down or mounting bracket in bed. Assemble with black spherical washer, flat washer and nut; BAG J6C. Don’t tighten yet. • Insert the J-hook through the center hole on the driver side tailgate ammo can and loop J-hook through tie down or mounting bracket in bed. Assemble with black spherical washer, flat washer and nut; BAG J6C. Don’t tighten yet.
INSTALL: CABSIDE FOAM SEAL NOTE: You won’t need this seal if you have a tonneau cover or camper shell. • Loosen all four J-hooks if you jumped the gun and tightened them already. • Standing at the tailgate end of the bed, grab deck panels and pull the whole system as far toward the tailgate end as possible. • Climb up on deck and place foam seal in the gap between the deck and cabside panel with the adhesive side facing the deck, not the truck, as shown in DETAIL A.
DRAWERS: BRACKETS + WHEELS (SO EASY A CHIMPANZEE CAN DO IT) • Each drawer has a left and a right bracket. Bolt the brackets into place via bottom two holes in bracket with 3/4" length bolts. Use the 2" length bolt for the upper cabside wall hole in bracket; BAG DRAWER 1. • Install a tube brace in each drawer with two 3/4" length bolts; BAG DRAWER 1, BAG DRAWER 3. • Attach wheels onto the drawer brackets with a 7/32" hex wrench; BAG WHEELS C.
INSTALL: DRAWER HANDLES • One drawer handle assembly needs to be installed. • Save yourself the headache, watch this short installation video: DECKED.com/videohandle. • From the underside of drawer, place the springs into the cavities on either side of the handle slots, red spring=right spring; BAG HANDLE C. NOTE: Each spring arm should point inward, not outward. • Install a clevis pin through each outside drawer hole and through spring; BAG HANDLE C.
INSTALL: DRAWERS (HOPEFULLY YOU’RE STILL WEARING YOURS.) • Save yourself the headache, watch this short installation video: DECKED.com/videotailgatewheels. • Install the drawer by sliding wheels into their two channels (C-channel and center vert), and slide drawer all the way forward until closed. • Install the remaining tailgate side wheels onto their axles; BAG WHEELS.
INSTALL: (PARTY THETIME!)FUN STUFF MAKE SURE THE CENTER VERT IS IN THE CENTER OF YOUR BED; the gaps on either sidewall may not be equal because the world isn’t perfect and neither is your truck bed. • Alternately and gradually tighten all J-hooks to ensure DECKED is centered and secure. Recommended torque: Nuts in labeled bags J6 - 10 in-lb. Do not tighten one side of J-hooks all the way in one step. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN J-HOOKS! NOTE: If the DECKED system is noticeably “crowned”, the J-hooks are too tight.
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