Hauler Racks Hauler II - UNIVERSAL TRUCK SERIES RACKS User Manual
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7. Adjust leg span to fit truck bed
Some truck beds vary in width in the front and rear of the bed. Performing the following will help in a
quicker setup and centering of the rack on the crossbars without having to readjust the ‘T’ brackets and
HD braces.
Measure the truck bed span (width) at the front and rear of the bed and record in the boxes below.
Verify leg length for you specific rack and select which leg height used (length of leg)
The next step will calculate the span between the ‘T’ brackets. This is the distance from the outside of
the ‘T’ bracket to outside of ‘T’ bracket on the crossbar as shown below.
For the middle crossbar which mounts to the front of the truck bed:
Middle ‘T’ bracket crossbar span
24” Leg
26” Leg
28” Leg
6-3/8”
5-1/2”
4-5/8”
Minus
=
For the rear crossbar which mounts to the rear of the truck bed:
Leg height value
from box above
Front bed span
Minus
=
Slide the ‘T’ brackets with legs apart to the measurement above. Repeat for other crossbar.
Use a tape measure to make sure the ‘T’ brackets are equally centered on the crossbar by measuring the
distance from the outside of the ‘T’ bracket to the inside edge of the ‘H’ bracket. Adjust as needed until
both sides are equal.
Tighten all the nuts on each of the ‘T’ brackets.
Rear ‘T’ bracket crossbar span
Leg height value
from box above
Rear bed span
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