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I saw some follks asking for ideas on this type of thing when I went looking, so decided to post my solution.
Sometimes a higher tie down point is handy. The bolts holding the rear shell are an obvious place to put them. I checked out various Bronco-marketed solutions, but felt most had (possible) problems, or were just too much money for the purpose.
I chose a basic D-ring from Amazon for a test to see how well the low-budget option would work.
https://www.amazon.com/Anchors-Trailer-Warehouse-Control-Surface/dp/B09YM1JNKJ
(Fig. 1) The mounting hole needed to be drilled out a little -- 5/16" drill bit. Pinning them against a backstop stops them from spinning.
There's four bolts each side. The rear-most one isn't that useful, since a strap would end up wrapped around the roll bars, so I decided to test the two closest to the front.
(Fig. 2) The one closest to the front needed some tweaking. In mine, there's a bit of vertical support strut/flange really close to the bolt. Not enough room for the D-ring mounting plate to fit.
I shaved it with a sharp chisel.
(Fig 3.) Take the bolt out, put the D-ring in, and mark a "stop cut" (as the wood workers call it).
(Fig. 4) Then shave tiny slices off the top. It cuts very easily (pretty much turns to powder). Add to the stop cut after each few shaves. Keep going until flush. (Fig. 5)
(Fig. 6) I angled this one a little assuming it was usually going somewhere diagonal, but I cut the flange so it could be perpendicular.
(Fig 7.) Installed on the left side.
So far they don't rattle on my local rough streets, and when there's a load, they'll be under tension anyway. If they do rattle, I figure squirt some white glue in the hinge, let it dry, wiggle it loose, and that should fill up the voids.
Probably too long of a post for a simple thing, but it gave me something to do
Sometimes a higher tie down point is handy. The bolts holding the rear shell are an obvious place to put them. I checked out various Bronco-marketed solutions, but felt most had (possible) problems, or were just too much money for the purpose.
I chose a basic D-ring from Amazon for a test to see how well the low-budget option would work.
https://www.amazon.com/Anchors-Trailer-Warehouse-Control-Surface/dp/B09YM1JNKJ
(Fig. 1) The mounting hole needed to be drilled out a little -- 5/16" drill bit. Pinning them against a backstop stops them from spinning.
There's four bolts each side. The rear-most one isn't that useful, since a strap would end up wrapped around the roll bars, so I decided to test the two closest to the front.
(Fig. 2) The one closest to the front needed some tweaking. In mine, there's a bit of vertical support strut/flange really close to the bolt. Not enough room for the D-ring mounting plate to fit.
I shaved it with a sharp chisel.
(Fig 3.) Take the bolt out, put the D-ring in, and mark a "stop cut" (as the wood workers call it).
(Fig. 4) Then shave tiny slices off the top. It cuts very easily (pretty much turns to powder). Add to the stop cut after each few shaves. Keep going until flush. (Fig. 5)
(Fig. 6) I angled this one a little assuming it was usually going somewhere diagonal, but I cut the flange so it could be perpendicular.
(Fig 7.) Installed on the left side.
So far they don't rattle on my local rough streets, and when there's a load, they'll be under tension anyway. If they do rattle, I figure squirt some white glue in the hinge, let it dry, wiggle it loose, and that should fill up the voids.
Probably too long of a post for a simple thing, but it gave me something to do
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