Raised cargo cover?

[ramdough]

I am 6’1”

How have you raised your rear cargo cover to walk under it? Suggestions?


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[coachgeo]

I am 6’1”

How have you raised your rear cargo cover to walk under it? Suggestions?


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the cloth canopy version or the hardshell version?

 

[ramdough]

the cloth canopy version or the hardshell version?

The cloth one. Seen a few people doing a raised cover.


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[Third From Texas]

I just place collars under each of the six legs. You can easily add 3" of headroom. Much more and the cover won't have enough overlap on the bed's side panels, etc. Also any longer and you'd need to make an actual extension for the legs else you won't have enough footing to hold the frame in the receivers (but you will eventually find a gap between the cover and sides as you raise the frame).

The collars work just fine if raising it a couple inches will help, though. I'd suggest a spot tack to retain the collars to the frame base. I lost one once due to the bed bouncing around while off road. Cheap and easy mod and it can be removed easily.

 

[ramdough]

I just place collars under each of the six legs. You can easily add 3" of headroom. Much more and the cover won't have enough overlap on the bed's side panels, etc. Also any longer and you'd need to make an actual extension for the legs else you won't have enough footing to hold the frame in the receivers (but you will eventually find a gap between the cover and sides as you raise the frame).

The collars work just fine if raising it a couple inches will help, though. I'd suggest a spot tack to retain the collars to the frame base. I lost one once due to the bed bouncing around while off road. Cheap and easy mod and it can be removed easily.


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How much headroom does that leave you?


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[Third From Texas]

Well it's +3" so it jumps to about 5'9" in the center I would guess. I seem to recall the frame is normally 5'6"

I'll climb up in the trailer and measure later tonight.

 

[Third From Texas]

How much headroom does that leave you?


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OK, the stock height at center point is 5'8"

So if you add the 3" collars you get to 5'11"

 

[MWMULES]

wehring raised his 8" #7

 

[Third From Texas]

wehring raised his 8" #7

Yes, but he has no side curtains.

Once you go above 3" you start to lose the overlap of the sidegates and the cover's side curtains.