Truck Box Installation

wareaglealum · #1 (**permalink**) 07-06-2007, 07:09 PM

How do most of you have your truck boxes installed: Bolted to the top of the bed or using J-Hooks? The local UWS dealer said that 90% of his installs are bolted.

PD Tundra · #2 (**permalink**) 07-06-2007, 08:27 PM

mine is bolted.

123Gone · #3 (**permalink**) 07-10-2007, 03:06 PM

My commercial customers want theirs bolted. My retail customers don't really have a preference. We would rather use J-hooks so a hole is not drilled in the rail.

wareaglealum · #4 (**permalink**) 07-12-2007, 08:39 PM

Does the rail system on the Tacomas provide a sturdy anchor for the J-hooks? I could see that system working better on a traditional truck bed that has a prominent metal "lip".

Xaenyth · #5 (**permalink**) 07-13-2007, 08:16 PM

Mine's j-hooked. Haven't had any problems with it and I prefer it over bolting because of the same reason 123Gone said.

gdctaco · #6 (**permalink**) 07-14-2007, 01:13 AM

J-hooked, low profile aluminium diamond plate box, been hanging on since may, no problems.