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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.
