I ran something similar on my Tacoma and it was a huge upgrade over the factory mounts and alignment tabs.
Note that there's no "trying" with these -- they get welded in place.
Barnes makes excellent products and you won't be disappointed, especially for that price.
X2 on these. I run them on my Expedition and they're very nice. Excellent in the wet and quiet on the road, which was important since it's our road trip camper tow vehicle and the family wouldn't tolerate thousands of noisy miles over the course of a few days.
I ran Bridgestone Dueler Revo 2s...
Installed the JCR Offroad tailgate reinforcement yesterday and finished the job in the middle of the thunderstorms that rolled through. I needed the additional clearance around the spare before installing the pile of parts and bad ideas sitting in my garage. 🤪
Once the spare was remounted...
Found a secure, afordable cover for my @Mountains2Metal flip down attic shelf.
I keep a bunch of stuff stowed up there with bungees but wanted a full cover for additional don't-blow-away security and the out-of-sight-out-of-mind angle when driving with the top folded back.
This stretchy...
And thank you for the thread bump! I didn't see this thread the first time around and will be checking those bolts during my lunch break today. Anything that's loose will get sone blue loctite when I'm home. (y)
As for folks with soft top rattles from the same area that aren't this fix, I...
A driver eating cereal while driving down the highway. Full-on bowl and spoon action trying not to spill milk on himself while commuting.
On several levels the risk/reward just doesn't add up.
In cooler weather I throw a couple of blankets on top of the mesh bikini under the soft top and it does wonders for both quiet and warmth.
I normally keep blankets in my vehicles anyway and this approach effectively takes up zero space. It's a win all around.