Mopar and sstock have covered and expanded thoughts on the whole issue. My post was informational. Not to stop anyone from trying their best to be safe. All the points made have merit. Some of it sounds dire. This is just the nature of discussing auto collisions. Just wanted everyone to know where the weak links may be. (mounting structure). We can't design anyone's particular install. This would be a huge liability to undertake. The vendors who sell these products don't have liability on the actual product because it meets Fed standards. They do have liability on install instructions and I have always been surprised they do that. They have NO IDEA what structure there is in each era and model of truck.
Anyway, everyone must make the decision has to how best to install. Basically, our truck's design did not contemplate seat belts or much crash safety.
This is how one vendor releases liability on where to mount.
"4. Anchor points for belts must meet the strength load requirements of FMVSS 210." (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 210. I got some of my info from that spec.)
We all know that even though our metal is thicker, that our old trucks are not even close to modern vehicle's survivability. That's why we are extra careful.
We can still have lots of fun and enjoy them.
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. - William Penn
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