Mine is a late 97 F250HD, and didn't have the horizontal slot in the frame for these templates to line up, it only had the diagonal slot. Sky's said they'd never seen a truck without both slots drilled in the frame. So, I ground off the tabs on the backside for the horizontal slot, and just used the diagonal slot for the template, and secured it with a c-clamp, and drilled it. Gotta say, I had little expectation that things would line up when it came time to put in the bolts, given that I only had one of two locating slots in place for the templates, combined with age and tolerances/twisting of the truck frame over the years, and the need to get 8 bolt holes in 2 frame horns to line up at the same time. Surprisingly though, after drilling the 8 holes, all I had to do was slightly pull the front of the frame horns together maybe 1/4" with a simple ratcheting tow strap, and all 8 bolt holes pretty much were on-point and all 8 bolts went in with minimal hassle.
The quality and fitment of these brackets, the RSK front bar, and the undercab rear hangers was impressive and went on as good as any factory part would have, while being built heavier/more stoutly than the factory parts.
The parts aren't cheap, but are reasonable....especially when you look the parts over and realize the time and detail these guys put into making such quality parts. Definitely worth it if you're trying to convert a 2wd to 4x4.
