Cargo Bed Divider - What do you use?

Hey guys. I'm preparing for my engineering license exam right now so I have to prioritize that, unfortunately. I'd be happy to put one together. Remind me next week and I'll dig through my order to get exact lengths I used and all that.

 

Thanks for the reply.

Good luck with the exams!

 

Cross bars are relentless.

 

SexWax, they still make that stuff? I haven't bought a bar of wax in almost 20 years, but when I did it was SexWax.

 

This system looks similar to the Eaton 4D strut system.

https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/e...s-&-accessories/strut-system-catalog-2018.pdf

 

Maybe someone super smart can design an Eaton 4D Strut or B-Line System (similar to 80/20 system).

 

Large size milk crates

 

Alright so here's a quick breakdown of what I used.

Frame is all 80/20 15 series
-56" for top cross bar
-14" for two vertical bars
-42" for bottom cross bar

-A sheet of 1/2" grid welded wire mesh. (I didn't quite get this one right on my first try so I recommend measuring that out to fit into the interior slots of the extrusion. You can really do whatever you want with this. The wwm was a little flimsy but held up well.)
-4 15 series panel mounts for the wire mesh in my case (2 top and 2 bottom)
-4 interior 15 series 90* connectors to connect the extrusion
-4 gusseted exterior 90* connectors (two for mounting to bedsides and two for feet)
-2 rubberized adjustable feet (not entirely necessary, but they were used on mine to immobilize the bottom.)
-4 tslot nuts for connecting into bedsides (I recommend the ones from Hondo garage)
-16 channel nuts and bolts to connect it all together. (choose whichever you want since 80/20 has a ton of options.)

 

Any idea of the total cost?

 

It was around 140. If you use an 8020 alternative it would probably save a ton of money though.

 

This post is old but are these treated boards? How has this held up?

 

they are pressure treated as they were scraps I had leftover after making a firewood shed. They primarily stay covered with my tonneau cover so they've held up perfectly.

 

I made this last night with some treated 2x6's I had in the garage. It works great!

 

I know it's been awhile, but did they ship to you? I had considered going this route before. Ordering through Grainger or McMaster-Carr and shipping was cost prohibitive honestly.

 

Low effort divider, no bed modifications, the offset mounts allow two positions.

 

8020 will ship. It is way too expensive I think. Check out tnutz. I feel like you can get a better deal there.

 

Well, that was a bust. When I put in my info for a shipping estimate with tnutz I got a message that they don't ship to my location....

 

Disregard my last post. Redid everything on my PC, worked that time. Much cheaper than anywhere else.

 

Glad that my recommendation will work out.

 

Well, I ordered a bunch of stuff from T-Nutz tonight. We will see how it goes in a few days. Still gotta figure out a filler panel of some sort...