Those rear frame rail brackets

• Dec 4, 2019

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Ok, this has been bugging me for a long, long time. What is the purpose of those odd brackets bolted to the rear frame rail on my Charger (see pic)? They share a bolt with the tail pipe hanger and there is a mirror-image bracket on the other side. These things keep me up at night man! ;)

 

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Transport tie downs would be my guess.

 

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dadsbee said:

Transport tie downs would be my guess.

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That’s correct

 

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First time I have seen them and don't remember taking them off during dealer prep. How did one get so lucky to have them on their car?

 

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mopar 3 B said:

First time I have seen them and don't remember taking them off during dealer prep. How did one get so lucky to have them on their car?

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They're still on my 68 Charger

 

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Every charger I had, had them....

 

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68Moparmaniac said:

They're still on my 68 Charger

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Now I am going to have to go look. Can not believe I have overlooked them all these years. But was wondering could them have been installed for different modes of shipment like rail vs truck transport?

 

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dadsbee said:

Transport tie downs would be my guess.

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Chargers were worth tying down, but their Plymouth counterparts weren't since they don't have them.

 

• Dec 5, 2019

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I naturally assumed they were tie downs of some sort, however they don't have a hole which I would expect. I cannot imagine how you would get a "hook" to stay in what amounts to a rounded recess?

 

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Richard Cranium said:

Chargers were worth tying down, but their Plymouth counterparts weren't since they don't have them.

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Plymouths didn't need that extra dead weight
Slowing them down..

 

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flypaper said:

Plymouths didn't need that extra dead weight
Slowing them down..

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So that explains why most of them don't have floor pans!