what is the hieght of the bows

[colyork]

what is the hieght of the bows from the floor of the bed to the top of the the bows?I bought a canvase last fall,it appears that the hight of the bows is not correct.Also any info for installing the canvase would be helpful as well.

 

[Boatcarpenter]

Hey Jay, mine measure 60 inches +/- 1/4 inch.
BC

 

[colyork]

Thanks,That gives a point to start from.

 

[colyork]

are there different hieghts for the canvase? My bows are about 57'' from the bed.

 

[Boatcarpenter]

I'm not sure. I got brand new correct dropside bow corners and also new top bows just last year. Perhaps they haven't gotten bent, twisted and settled yet so they are at the proper height.
Someone may know the correct answer to your ?.
BC

 

[WillWagner]

Doesn't the wt and dimensoin plate give an overall ht? 112 1/16 + or - inches I think.

 

[FormerNewMVGuy]

The one truck that i bought had bows and stakes in the back, two sets of them were 3 inches shorter than the rest,. I think when i made the new stakes they where 45 1/2 inches.

 

[colyork]

I just checked the plate in my truck,114 11/16.That make my uprights about 6' too short.

 

[steelandcanvas]

My stakes are 45 1/4" long.

 

[gringeltaube]

These are the std. dimensions for racks and bows on my trucks.
A (much) higher version for the bows does exist, but I don't have the measurements.

Hope this helps.

G.

 

[gunboy1656]

I am going to be doing a parade in the 3rd, and I want to make longer uprights for the people in the back and put camo net up for shade. But what I need to know is the height of the uprights on a highback.

 

[SCSG-G4]

Scott,
Make them six foot and you should be fine unless you are carrying a basketball team!