{"product_id":"replacement-roof-top-tent-slider-plates","title":"Replacement Roof Top Tent Slider Plates","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTHE PROBLEM\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou're under the rack on one tire. Your shoulder is in a position it's not supposed to be in. You loosen the nut and the bolt head spins inside the tent rail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe aluminum slider plate stripped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt happens because the stock plates are soft aluminum. Repeated cycling deforms them. One over-torqued install does it instantly — the stainless hex head rotates through the aluminum ribs and now the plate can't hold the bolt anymore. The constraining feature is gone. The bolt spins free. You can't tighten it down. You can't loosen it off. You're stuck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever stripped a slider, you know exactly what this feels like. The system isn't broken. The tent is fine. The mounts are fine. The cheap aluminum part in the middle of the stack failed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTHE SOLUTION\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReplace the soft aluminum slider plates with 304 stainless steel laser-cut square washers. Add stainless steel M8 x 60 mm carriage bolts and flanged lock nuts. The system holds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKit includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e304 stainless steel laser-cut square washers (the slider replacement)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStainless steel M8 x 60 mm carriage bolts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlanged lock nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe square neck of the carriage bolt nests inside the square hole of the laser-cut washer. The bolt can't spin. High-torque capacity. No more stripping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flanged lock nuts fix the second annoying problem — the loose flat washer that always drops out of your fingers right before you thread the nut on. The washer is built into the nut. One part instead of two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's not included:\u003c\/strong\u003e the metal mounting strap (flat bar). Re-use yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhen to Buy This\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you remove or lock your roof top tent regularly, the stock aluminum plates are on borrowed time. Replace them before they strip — or replace them after, when you're trying to figure out how to get the tent off without cutting anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis upgraded hardware is included with The Slipstream quick-release mounts and The Gatekeeper locking mount.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vanultra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48415416254712,"sku":"1290","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/8985\/3688\/files\/14_35264bdd-fe9c-4389-b2c2-526b65a118b0.png?v=1779149521","url":"https:\/\/alaska-spring-performance.myshopify.com\/products\/replacement-roof-top-tent-slider-plates","provider":"Alaska Spring \u0026 Performance","version":"1.0","type":"link"}