Tie Down Brackets?

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Old Sep 9, 2001 | 11:11 AM
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Question Tie Down Brackets?

Looking for some good lower bed tie down brackets to replace the standard that would support a couple of motorcycles. Any ideas?
 
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Old Sep 9, 2001 | 09:49 PM
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I find the factory ones very lame for heavy usage. Just one of several heavy duty solutions are these www.bedbolts.net/products.htm
 

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Old Sep 10, 2001 | 08:34 AM
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I used to tie down my RM and my buddys KX both in both 125's and now i tie my Rancher with the factory tie downs!
THey work fine with me never had aa problem
JJ
 
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Old Sep 10, 2001 | 03:04 PM
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Those bed bolts look great.
I did almost the same thing when I moved 1600 miles taking my bike in the back of the truck. I pulled 4 of the carriage bolts holding the box to the frame, went to the local hardware store and bought eye bolts that were the same diameter and approximately the same length. I put flat washers under the eye of each bolt to prevent them from denting the floor of the box. After the trip I had to remove the ones in the back because they got in the way but I left the ones in the front. That truck was a 1980 f150 and the front bolts were close enough to the front of the box that they didn't get in the way even when hauling 4x8 sheets of plywood. Since they went through the frame of the truck I wasn't worried about anything coming loose.
The bed bolts available online look like a better alternative since they can easily be installed and removed.
The truck I currently own came with the line-x spray in liner. Anyone know of a good method of removing the bed bolts (which are covered with the line-x material) without making it look too ripped up? I was thinking that since it's a plastic type of material maybe I could go around the head of the bolts I want to remove with a soldering iron cutting tip and melt through the line-x so the bolt will come out?
Any other ideas?
 

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