If anything bends that angle iron, you have some serious problems, maybe
you could go ahead and put some around the enire rail before you have it
lined, then you never have to worry about any of it being bent....
Bruce
>
> Amen - I love 'em. I'm getting a Toff brand liner blown in this Saturday.
> $425 over the rails. After bending the top of the forward panel of the bed
> trying to make a set of box springs I was hauling "fit" by slamming the
> tailgate, I straightened it out and screwed a piece of angle iron across
> the length of the top. After the Toff liner is sprayed in, you'll never
> know it was there. I've heard others complain about that part of the bed
> getting bent - if it bends now, something very bad has happened to my
> truck.
>
> Tate
>
> 97 V8 5spd Reg Cab
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Crumley [SMTP:mcrumley@airmail.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 1998 12:47 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Rhino Liner
>
> Well, Uncle Sam finally cut loose with our tax refund and what my wife
> didn't confiscate for "household expenses" (unimportant stuff like paying
> bills and a new wardrobe for her) I got to use for a bedliner. The first
> thing I noticed was how much quieter the truck was. No more clanks, clunks
> or rattles coming from the back of the truck anymore. Even unusually rough
> areas like railroad tracks produce a very solid sound from the whole
> truck.
> It also feels more solid. Also, nothing is going to slide around back
> there
> anymore. Although it doesn't feel like it when you touch it with your
> hand,
> when you put something on the liner it sticks to it. Now I can corner how
> ever fast I want to and not worry about stuff sliding around. The guy told
> me that it added 60 pounds of weight to the bed. That shouldn't be enough
> to affect mpg too much, but it does seem to improve traction somewhat
> (every little bit helps). Anyway, my initial impression is very positive
> and if anyone is considering a Rhino Liner, I say go for it. It also,
> IMHO, looks good.
>
> --
> Mike Crumley mcrumley@airmail.net
> 97 Dakota Regular Cab Short Bed
> 3.9L V6 3.55 Auto Rhino Liner
> Bug Shield Mud Flaps DDBC
>
>
>
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