User Manual

10. Drill and attach rack brackets to truck bed.
Ensure legs and rack are square and rack is positioned correctly on the truck bed rails.
Mark the hole positions on all four legs (the hole on the inside of the foot) and drill 3/8” holes in all
locations. Using (4) 3/8-16 x 1-1/4” hex bolts, (4) 3/8” split lock washers and (4) 3/8”-16 nuts, secure the
rack to the truck.
Note: Some vehicles may not allo w access to the undersid e of the bed to attach nuts to bolts. In this
case 3/8” self tapping bolts with lock washers may have to be used.
11. Tighten all nuts and bolts
Tighten the rack attachment bolts installed in step 9 first before tightening any other rack bolts. Proceed
next to the HD brace nuts and tighten until the flat ends of the HD braces a re flush with the legs and
crossbar. Continue around the rack and tighten all remaining nuts and bolts securely.
Tighten until lock washers are flat but DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN!
12. Check all rack hard ware to make sure all nuts and bolts have been tightened.
For best use, spread the load out evenly across the crossbars.
Place the load over the legs bet ween the rear and middle cros sbars.
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