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1: INSTALLING SIDE RAILS
NOTE:
Some installs require special
instructions. If required, follow special
instructions for side rail attachment along
with these standard instructions.
A. Position side rail with weather strip
against inside lip of box, safety strap hole
toward front of box and side rail guide set
on top of box. Push side rail forward until it
touches front of box.
Side rail guide provides proper side
rail placement
Side rail touching
front of box
Safety strap
hole
B. At front, hold side rail with assistance of
another person or a spring clamp.
C. Install
first clamp as close to front of
box as possible with clamp orientation that
provides best grip, turn nut finger tight, then
use 1/2" wrench to tighten.
IMPORTANT: To keep side rail secured
on truck, ensure clamp teeth engage
grooves on side rail.
Position 1
st
clamp as close
to front of box
as possible
NOTE:
Images below illustrate clamping options.
Option A
depicts standard clamping
orientation lower on the side rail.
Option B
depicts alternate clamping orientation with
half of clamp assembly rotated 180° to provide better grip at top of side rail.
D. Verify side rail is level. If side rail is not level, perform one of the following:
If side rail tilts up:
loosen and lower clamp, engage teeth and then retighten clamp.
If side rail tilts down:
loosen and raise clamp, engage teeth and then retighten clamp.
This surface of
side rail should
be level
Adjust clamps
up or down until
they hold side
rail level when
tightened
Side rail guide set
on top of box
OPTION A
OPTION B
This surface of
side rail should
be level
Adjust clamps
up or down until
they hold side
rail level when
tightened
Side rail guide set
on top of box
