I got a truck tool box for pretty cheap and I am tired of people stealing crap out of my bed. So, how exactly do you mount it to the bed? I was thinking of a hook with a threaded rod and you tighten the nut to clamp the box to the bed. And I don't want to drill holes in my bed either!

Like the hooks on the right with the nuts and washers. So, I drill two holes on each side of the tool box (in appropriate place!) and put the hook on the lip and stick it through one of the holes and then put the washer and nut on and tighten it.




Thanks!

 

i used 5/8" self tapping screws. lol

 

yeah that's all I did self tapping screws from the inside of the tool box, right into the bed-rails

 

x3 lol.. though the hooks seam like a good idea.

 

Here's how I did it. Similar Idea.

S hooks (which I had to file a little to make them fit over bed mounting points)
Threaded eye hook.(unsure of actual name)
Also, I used a little bit of foam tape to stop the hardware from rubbing on the inside lip of the truck bed.





Hope that helps.

 

I like that idea^ I forgot about those u shaped bed mounts in the front of the bed.

Thanks!

 

haha, now that I look at those pictures, I see that my truck already had holes drilled in the bed. I bought the box used and that's the hardware that came with it. I never really considered mounting it a different way...

 

lol...i just don't find it necessary to drill many holes in my already crappy bed. No need to make it worse! lol

 

Totally... breaking the paint just leads to rust.

 

exactly!

 

Lets see the box, then the mounts, i'm a pic hound.

 

I like the no drill mounting method there! I want a toolbox that I can swap with my roll bar from time to time..

 

yeah I know...i need the full length of my bed but oh well.

 

I bought a kit from autozone that mounts the box and clamps under the lip. Been on the truck for years and works fine......Rick