packhawk1
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Truxedo cover on mine, and like some have found the clamps, while are good, don't seem to hold the rails securely. I have even put a nut on the back side on the bolt threads, and the clamps still tend to work loose.
There is just not enough rail lip on the Ranger's bed for the clamp to get a good grip.
I am seriously thinking of just running some stainless steel self tapping screws through the tonneau rails into the Ranger bed lip, maybe one every foot. If nothing else, that will stop the rails from shifting or coming loose.
Totally agree, there just doesn't seem to be a good spot on the ranger rail lip where the clamp can bite down hard. I had an uncle over to have a look at it; he's owned ford trucks his whole life and he seemed kind of perplexed at the design of the bed rails. He suggested using some kind of loctite on the bolts but I'm hesitant to do that.
I'm not sure exactly what you mean about running some self tapping screws in there, but if you do decide to do that I'd love to see pictures and hear about how that worked for you!
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