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Old 12-29-2006
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stepside bed rails for tie downs?

Does anyone see a problem using the inside bed rails as a place to anchor for holding down my dirtbike? I remember people saying the stepside bed is fiberglass with a metal inner shell. My tie down points suck and I wanted one of those bars you drill in to hold bikes but my bed width is too small. This would be an easy solution but I don't know if it is going to be strong enough. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
 

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why are the stock tie downs not good enough?
 
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they are bending real bad. I made a post about them a while back

https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...hlight=bed+tie
 
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ive used them for dirt bikes before.. worked good for me..
 
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i have two of this style extra if you want them, the bed sides arent going to be strong enough if your bending the existing tiedown points...

 
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