Installation of ramp hangers. Technical question.

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  1. Jacoooooooo

    Jacoooooooo Heavy Load Member

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    Hello, please advise:

    I’m installing ramp and ramp stand hangers.

    Frame is ALUMINUM;
    Hangers are ALUMINUM;

    Do I need rubber mats / spacers between the hangers and the frame, or do I bolt them on directly metal to metal?

    What is the proper way, and why?
    Thank you.
     
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  3. Deere hunter

    Deere hunter Road Train Member

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    Metal to metal.
     
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  4. PSM379

    PSM379 Heavy Load Member

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    I had metal to metal on my alum Mac and alum hangers pulled them off almost 1.5 years later when I sold the trailer still looked new under neath.
     
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