P. A. Schilke
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- Phil
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Hi Folks,Yes,I vaguely remember it too. I thought there were no reinforcements behind them and I wouldn't trust anything with any weight being tied to them. I'd hate to see you get out of your truck and see 2 large holes in the bed sides.
Those bed rail clamps look like a good alternative as the fold down and out of the way when not in use and at least you have the rail for support. Worse case they fall off but at least you won't be doing and damage to the side of the bed wall.
If these tiedowns are backed by the plate behind the sheetmetal, they will take a pretty good load axially, in other words straight out. However if there is any angularity to the load, the strength is more of a tearing of the sheet metal. Should be good for bungee cord loads like securing a tarp for example. I would personally use the bed rail clamps of the tonneau cover as the pinchweld flange is much stronger, but the OEM tiedowns are probably the best.
Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired
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