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RECOMMENDED TRUCK CAMPER
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
When securing any heavy load (especially a camper) in your truck bed, your front tie down points should
pull the load forward as much as possible. Some camper anchor points may differ with different
manufacturers, as well as the camper jack mounting locations. Your Torklift tie down inserts have offset
triangular brackets to increase the angle of pull. These are designed to be used in the front facing forward,
and the rear facing rearward but can be used in either front or rear. These recommendations are to be
considered and followed as a basic rule of thumb . Obviously there will be some applications where this
may not be possible. At a minimum, if opposite pull of both front and rear Tiedowns cannot be achieved for
whatever reason, you should have at least a forward pull at the front or rear location. If your camper does
not come with Rubber Bumpers on the front lower portion of the camper, installing Rubber Bumpers
(Torklift has Rubber Bumpers available Part A7001) or using a block of wood such as a 2 x 4 in the bed,
will prevent the camper from damaging the front bulk head of the truck bed. Minor movement (or settling)
can occur in some incidental harsh driving conditions (on or off road). A rubber bed mat is not a
requirement to maintain the lifetime warranty on a Torklift system, but a strong recommendation simply
as a safety precaution to protect the truck bed, the bottom of the camper and to give the camper additional
support.
TORKLIFT DOES NOT RECOMMEND: Installing your truck camper in your truck on top of a drop in
plastic bed liner!!! The drop in plastic bed liners can slide on top of the truck bed surface, and the camper
can slide on top of the slick surface of the bed liner. The liner can also act as a spring causing a trampoline
effect increasing vertical truck camper movement, independent of the vehicle, possibly resulting in truck
bed, and camper damage!
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FINISH MAINTENANCE
OF TORKLIFT PRODUCTS
POWDER COATED STEEL:
To keep your Torklift products looking good follow these guidelines. All steel powder coated Torklift
products are sandblasted for maximum adhesion and use a high quality industrial urethane based powder
coat. Due to the extreme, harsh, undercar environment that your Torklift products live in, (consistently
sprayed with corrosive road chemicals such as salt, and road debris), Torklift does not warranty the power
coated finish.
To minimize corrosion from these factors on powder coated steel products, Torklift recommends regularly
cleaning and inspecting the powder coated surface and touching up any affected areas with an enamel or
urethane based aerosol paint product. If there are any areas of surface rust, there are also aerosol spray
rust converters available on the market that can be used as a preparation to touch-up paint application.
These finish maintenance products are available at any automotive parts supplier.
POLISHED STAINLESS STEEL :
TorkLift utilizes quality grade 304 stainless steel in our stainless steel polished products. 304 stainless
steel is well known for its anti-corrosive properties. However, in some environments such as coastal regions
or when coming in contact with some road chemicals, corrosion may occur. For a quick clean simply use
WD40 and a cloth rag. We also recommend occasional polishing of our polished stainless products to
maintain their attractive finish. Use an approved stainless steel chrome or aluminum mag wheel polish
cleaning product which can be purchased from any automotive
parts supplier.
