Jdcrae

Does anyone know of a company that sells tie downs like those found on the sides if the step side beds ? It would be great to have the ability to tie down to cleats like that . As I have a tonneau cover, bars aren't an option

corey_lax

Can you weld? I just made some camper tie-down brackets for my truck which basically copy the design of the Tork-lift tie-downs. But I plan on using them when I have an "wider than the bed" load as well as the camper. Might be something to think about. You can make it almost invisible most of the time and then have a sleeve (like a trailer hitch) for when you need to haul something. IMO, looks much better than having hooks on the bedside.

Jdcrae

Do you have any pictures ? Having a hard time visualizing what you're describing.

corey_lax

These will mainly be used for the camper but I imagine I will get some use out of them when I have a weird load to carry that is wide. Here's pictures of the front ones. The rear ones are similar but they attach to the bumper brackets. I didn't have to drill any holes as I used existing holes in the frame and used the 3 bolts that hold the bumper on at the rear.

patsoxfan

Hey. thats a great idea. very nice

corey_lax

Thank you sir. I think that putting tie-downs into the bed side is a bad idea as far as strength goes. I have even seen the factory tie-downs pull out of the truck just when using a sled deck. You can't beat actual frame tie downs in my opinion. There's no point in fastening to some sheet metal in my opinion.