Set my new (to me) Grandby on the truck (Ram) last weekend. I'm not crazy about the factory mounting idea - eyebolt with fender washers through bed sheetmetal. I crawled around underneath, but can't make it hit a cross membr, and building a custom bracket to the frame looks impossible.
My truck came with the Happijac system already installed, so I'm considering external tie downs. Anyone use this mounting system? What did the attachment points on the camper look like? How do they attach to the camper (bolt clear through with plate on the inside?) I wouldn't mind on the carpet areas, but there is a countertop in the passenger side rear corner. Does FWC provide external (to the bed) mounts if requested (just curious). What's optimum angle of the tiedowns? To clear the rear fender, my rear bracket must extend 3" or so past the camper wall (about the same amount as the jacks). Anyone have pics of these brackets or the camper mounted with the Happijac system?
My truck came with the Happijac system already installed, so I'm considering external tie downs. Anyone use this mounting system? What did the attachment points on the camper look like? How do they attach to the camper (bolt clear through with plate on the inside?) I wouldn't mind on the carpet areas, but there is a countertop in the passenger side rear corner. Does FWC provide external (to the bed) mounts if requested (just curious). What's optimum angle of the tiedowns? To clear the rear fender, my rear bracket must extend 3" or so past the camper wall (about the same amount as the jacks). Anyone have pics of these brackets or the camper mounted with the Happijac system?