Utilitrak in non-utilitrak based Titan. Is it safe?

speediq99 · 08-02-2006, 02:46 PM

Hello,

I bought an 06 crew cab titan w/o the utilitrak system. When I went to the dealer to have it installed, they told me that they won't do it as it goes into a special Titan bed built for it.

A couple of questions:

- Can the extra welding points be added to the bed?
- Has anyone added the utilitrack after the fact and is it safe to carry a canoe even w/o the welding points?
- Are trucks w/o utilitrak ready to accept the system? Any drilling, threading of screws etc needed to install them?

Thanks,

Mike

**P's Titan** · 08-02-2006, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speediq99

Hello,

I bought an 06 crew cab titan w/o the utilitrak system. When I went to the dealer to have it installed, they told me that they won't do it as it goes into a special Titan bed built for it.

A couple of questions:

- Can the extra welding points be added to the bed?
- Has anyone added the utilitrack after the fact and is it safe to carry a canoe even w/o the welding points?
- Are trucks w/o utilitrak ready to accept the system? Any drilling, threading of screws etc needed to install them?

Thanks,

Mike

I can't imagine there being a different bed ? I think your dealer is smoking something...

speediq99 · 08-02-2006, 04:12 PM

The dealer mentioned a bed with additional welding points to strengthen the area where the rack attaches to. Even this does not sound like a smart move on Nissan's part cost-wise.

Mike

**konigfritz** · 08-02-2006, 05:46 PM

it is a different bed (slightly). It is "strengthened" in 25 more places. How many of those are welds I don't know. you could do it, But I wouldn't torque things down real tight using the side rails, the bed may bow slightly.

**loufish** · 08-02-2006, 07:04 PM

The bed IS different, has a whole bunch of added attach points built in with floating nuts for the Uni-Trak hardware...

mjw357 · 08-03-2006, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by loufish

The bed IS different, has a whole bunch of added attach points built in with floating nuts for the Uni-Trak hardware...

Yes and I think there are steel C-channel pieces that go across under the bed to distribute the forces from the channels.
You could add the tracks if you want, but it's not going to be a bolt-in deal. And I don't know how you'd go about reinforcing the bed along the sides, since you really can't get in there.

**loufish** · 08-05-2006, 06:23 PM

This is what I recomend looking at if you want a rail system:

http://www.macscustomtiedowns.com/sc...?idCategory=15

If I was looking, this what I'd install on my truck...

TitanBlue · 08-05-2006, 06:43 PM

I posted somewhere else a week or two ago.

I'm putting the two rails in the bottom of the bed, I'm using heavy Flat washers and nuts with the supplied metric bolts that came when I bought the rails. Rails cost about $35 each. Since the cleats are only rated 299# ,it should be fine.

I'll look into fitting a full length aluminum channel under the bed to be extra secure. I figured they had Thread serts of some sort, but I doubt it is extrememly reinforced, considering it is holding just a few hundrede pounds.

I hope to get back to this project in two weeks (labor day weekend?) I'll post here again. I'm just doing bottom two bars.

Saw 4 cleats on ebay go for $29, beats the $187 I paid after a 20% discount!