Anyone install cargo tie downs in their bed?

[808ram1500]

Thinking of adding some cargo tie down rings located on 4 corners of my truck bed. Any recommendations of brand and type? Bolted or weld to the bed?

 

[quietpeen]

Your truck doesn't have die downs in each corner already?

 

[ramportin1]

I added 3,000lb D-rings in the front/center of my bed for better strapping down multiple dirtbikes at once. Definitely i would bolt rather then weld as you want some kind of backing plate to disperse the stress off one small section of your thin bed metal.

 

[EagleChief]

There should be 4 rings inside the bed, down toward the floor. But, if your looking for the bed rail tie downs, try these:

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0108MF9TG/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=IMEXGAMN6ZQIG&colid=3U0Y0WYHTRCZG&psc=0

 

[Outbreak]

I just ordered these yesterday and they're still having their sale. It's 2 pairs for $39.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SSF6U26/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[wildkarde]

I just ordered these yesterday and they're still having their sale. It's 2 pairs for $39.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SSF6U26/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have the same ones. Bolted in quickly. Good stress point. No issues as long as you have good rope or whatever

 

[teamramrod215]

I have these on the rear bed rail holes. Nice and low profile, so my tonneau cover fits right over top of them. Will probably get another set for the front holes in the spring. (link to Bullring website since it's cheaper directly from them than Amazon)

https://www.bullringusa.com/product...w-profile-retractable-1-pair-w-2-router-bits/

 

[billyw]

I stretched a length of plastic coated chain between the front and rear tiedowns and now can latch onto it at any location I want.

 

[sandawilliams]

There should be 4 rings inside the bed, down toward the floor. But, if your looking for the bed rail tie downs, try these:

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0108MF9TG/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=IMEXGAMN6ZQIG&colid=3U0Y0WYHTRCZG&psc=0

These are great and good customer service. Look around though as I paid 19.95 a set to include shipping.

 

[808ram1500]

I have the ones on the floor of the bed. I want to add some on the middle of the bed wall near all 4 corners so I can strap things Luke coolers, 5 gallon water jugs etc when I go camping.

 

[808ram1500]

I was thinking this too, but isn't getting behind the bed a PITA for the backing plate? Unless I take off the bed that is.

I added 3,000lb D-rings in the front/center of my bed for better strapping down multiple dirtbikes at once. Definitely i would bolt rather then weld as you want some kind of backing plate to disperse the stress off one small section of your thin bed metal.

 

[ramportin1]

That would be a PITA for sure lol, i meant to say front/center on the floor of my bed*

 

[BWL]

I did a wood floor with aluminum box liner on one of my trucks and bolted D-Rings through the plywood I lined the nuts up centered between the ridges and they were surprisingly strong. I went treated plywood floor because the rubber mat kept warping from diesel.

 

[BWL]

I welded these up for my current truck. They provide 4 solid tie down down low as well as solid rails in the bed to tie to. The skeleton the fender well so they don't really cost any bed space.​

 

[Docpaulo]

I was thinking this too, but isn't getting behind the bed a PITA for the backing plate? Unless I take off the bed that is.

Remove your rear wheel liners...its easy to do...

you can reach in there to put a backing plate... if you tie down anything serious, use a backing plate

 

[808ram1500]

Thanks for the reply guys. The backing plate thing is what I was searching for. I have a bunch of stainless U bolts from home depot. Looks like having that backing plate makes all the difference in support.

 

[Peter Albert]

I just ordered these yesterday and they're still having their sale. It's 2 pairs for $39.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SSF6U26/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I bought these. Poor design. They need something additional to secure them better to the inside of the stake pocket hole. Just the smallest amount of tension on your strap and it wants to yank these right out.

 

[grizzstang]

^^^ I had Bull Rings on my last truck (F150) and used these to strap in my quad, a Yamaha Grizzly 700. I thought they worked great.

They do move around a little in the stake pockets but they certainly never felt like they would come out and strapped my quad down tight.

 

[Gr8bawana]

Has anyone figured out how to put a tie-down of some kind in the center of the bed rails?

 

[GTyankee]

this is what it looks like under the plastic rail cap