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Bill R
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11/28/2002
06:36:30
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I just purchased a 97 Dakota Sport V6 Auto
and love it. However after the fact I noticed that
there is no place to hook tie-down straps for
carrying my motorcycles. There is a couple of
pieces in the rear of the bed, but no stake
holes, or hook points at the front.
What do you all do?
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rock sniffer
Dodge Dakota
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11/28/2002
09:50:52
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You will notice that there are tie down points in the floor of the bed. Unfortunatly they do not work very well as tie down points for motorcycles, they also tend to clog with dirt and debris. What I did was to buy some aftermarket chrome tie down points, and drilled the side rails of the bed. If you go this route use as large as possible backing washers so the hooks don't pull through the metal of the bed rail. I have been using this setup for 6 years now and have hauled by bike(s) hundreds of times. The added bonus for this type of setup is that that the wider placement of the eyelets on the rails provides much more lateral stability than the stock bed tie down points.
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Bill R
Dodge Dakota
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11/28/2002
21:18:07
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RS, Thanks for the info. I had seen the
plugs, but thought they were drains for the
bed. Seems like an awkward place for tie
down points?
Thanks again,
BR
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dubblbubbl
Dodge Dakota
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12/30/2002
14:18:17
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My '02 Dak came with the under the rail bed liner which had holes for tiedown loops. Needless to say these were difficult to get at. I fixed the problem by picking up some carabiners at a local climbing gear store and attached them to the tiedowns. With the 'biners in place tying stuff down is much easier. Word of caution, don't use those 'keychain' 'biners, get some real climbing gear, then you can securely tie anything down without worrying about the 'biner disintegrating.
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John Milner
Dodge Dakota
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12/30/2002
20:20:05
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I bought clamp on tie downs from bullyclamp.com. Easy to install and they look great!
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teamfast
Dodge Dakota
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12/30/2002
23:41:52
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ya, if your haulin bikes get some mounted higher up on the bed walls. i dropped my mx bike when my truck was new. what a pos design.
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DakotaCC
Dodge Dakota
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12/31/2002
01:17:54
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I went to the bullyclamp.com site and must say that these look like some really, really nice tie-downs. I wonder if there would e any interest in a group buy on these?? The site says quantity discounts are available...
DakotaCC
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Texas Todd
Dodge Dakota
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12/31/2002
10:19:11
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the 'bullyclamp',
nice website, I wish everyone explained their product this well!
It seems as though a heavy load such as a larger motorcycle, under lateral loads, would bend the rail up some.
My 01 QC, came with tie down points inside the four corners of the bed. I started with a drop in liner, and had to attach loops of line to tie to for easier access. I now have a spray in and they're easy to get to.
I guess maybe these bullyclamps do work well though. They should get an award for their website!
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John Milner
Dodge Dakota
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12/31/2002
12:04:23
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If you decide to get the Bully Clamps, do as I did. On the inside of the pinch weld I placed a piece 3/16" x 1" flat bar about 8" long. It will displace the load over a larger area, avoiding bending of the bed flange. They are pricey, but if you ever priced having a body shop weld up holes and repaint the box, it's money well spent. Just my .02
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mddak
Dodge Dakota
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1/01/2003
08:40:02
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on the top of the front rail i put boat wing type tie downs -__- each side. wrap rope around it loop twice and it's locked. or loop blue grocery bags on ears and the bags don't roll around bed -- in the bed pop rivieted six brass loops two front, two center, two rear work great
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