To those of you with 4th gen pickups (i geuss the gen doesn't matter) and have things mounted on the inside side of the bed (such as a hi-lift, which is what I will be doing), how thick is the sidewall? Is it one layer of metal or two with some space between? I don't want to drill through the side to mount the hi-lift and have the bolt sticking out on the outside of the truck...

 

[you should do somthing like this, its not perminate and more than strong enough to hold a hi-lift and lights or what ever. i got a buddy that makes these for around $125. pm me if your intrerested.http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...bar1Medium.jpg

 

blkrunner you need to upload the picture to a hosting place such as photobucket and then link that URL, you can't host off your local computer like that

 

You are better off putting a rail between the tie-down hooks and mounting to that. Like this: http://community.webshots.com/photo/...42310107HVakZu

 

sorry it took so long for the pic i'm not very comp savy. this bar was actually built by a member of yotatech, my buddy made one that looks a little more finished and will make them to fit. he has one on his frontier and i will snag a pic of his next time i see him.

 

Oh yeah that's nice!

 

that bar looks pretty nice. when i have money I might shoot you a PM about it. I like that idea for the hi-lift and some lights and possibly even attachments for bikes.

However, the original question still needs to be answered because I plan on mounting two of those rubber fists (like I used for my maglite mount) on the side of the bed to hold a shovel. How deep can I go before it comes out of the exterior of the truck?