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Rough Country tailgate reinforcement install

WuNgUn
Nov 06, 2022

Rank V

Nov 06, 2022

Easy, cheap solution for tailgate noise and upgraded (bigger) wheels...
But there is a right way and a wrong way to install it!
Last edited by a moderator: Nov 06, 2022

Rank VI

Nov 06, 2022

#1
Ya, but they don’t line up exactly right with the holes for the tire mount, mine had to be drilled out to make them fit with the hinge side bolted into its proper place. When I did as suggested in the video and got them all started then the tailgate wouldn’t close properly because the offset of the bolts for the tire support make too much pressure against the hinge side. Still like the thing but it wasn’t a perfect fitment.
22 | Badlands | Cyber | NonSAS | MIC | 2.7 Auto | Lux | Leather | Tow |
Res: 07/27/2020, Order: 11/04/2021, Sched: 8/8, Re-Sched: 8/15, In-Prod: 8/15, Blend: 8/19, Mods: 8/23, Chip Hold: 9/29, Built: 10/3, Ship: 10/4, Train #: 10/5, Delivered: 10/20.

Rank V

Nov 06, 2022

#2
radar3d
Ya, but they don’t line up exactly right with the holes for the tire mount, mine had to be drilled out to make them fit with the hinge side bolted into its proper place. When I did as suggested in the video and got them all started then the tailgate wouldn’t close properly because the offset of the bolts for the tire support make too much pressure against the hinge side. Still like the thing but it wasn’t a perfect fitment.
Yeah, I'm not exactly sure how mine bolted up just looking at the alignment, visually. I've come to expect poor fitment from anything aftermarket. My roof rack STILL isn't sorted out!
radar3d

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