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  1. Truck Camper Tie Downs
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  3. Frame-Mounted
  4. Front Tie-Downs
  5. Custom Fit
  6. Powder Coated Steel
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2012 GMC Canyon
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TorkLift Camper Tie-Downs - Custom Frame Mount - Front

Part Number: TL57CR
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Get the safest and most comfortable ride while hauling your camper with tie-downs that mount on the frame of your pickup. Great for your truck's looks: remove the arms from the brackets and you'll hardly know that the brackets are there. Great Prices for the best truck camper tie downs from TorkLift. TorkLift Camper Tie-Downs - Custom Frame Mount - Front part number TL57CR can be ordered online at etrailer.com or call 1-800-940-8924 for expert service.
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TorkLift Truck Camper Tie Downs - TL57CR

Highlights

  • Custom Fit for Your Vehicle: Mounts to existing attachment points
  • Damage-Free Install: Mounts to the truck’s frame using pre-existing holes with little to no drilling.
  • Stable, Safer Ride: Frame-mounted design spreads camper weight evenly and lowers the center of gravity.
  • Clean Look When Unloaded: Removable arms keep brackets nearly invisible under the truck.
  • Secure Camper Hold: Two anchor holes let you fine-tune angle and reach for tight turnbuckle tension.
  • Built to Last: Black powder-coated steel resists corrosion through long trips and rough weather.
Made in USA

Features to know about

Stable Handling on Every Mile: Frame-Mounted Design

These front tie-downs mount directly to your truck’s frame—the strongest part of the vehicle—so your camper’s weight is evenly distributed and its center of gravity stays low. That means no top-heavy feel, less sway in crosswinds, and a smoother, more predictable ride even on long hauls or uneven roads. The setup keeps the camper locked in place so it doesn’t slide or shift while driving.

Quick Install Without Drilling: Custom Fit Mounts

Installation is simple thanks to the bolt-on design that uses pre-existing holes in the frame. With little to no drilling required, you keep the strength of the frame intact and avoid cutting or modifying anything. The custom fit ensures the tie-downs mount tight with minimal loss of ground clearance, making them easy to live with whether you’re loaded up or not.

Clean Look When Not in Use: Removable Arms

When the trip’s over, just remove the arms from the brackets and they’re nearly invisible under the truck. The brackets sit flush against the frame, so you keep a clean factory look without bulky hardware hanging down.

TorkLift front frame-mounted camper tie-downs installed on a pickup truck, showing low-profile brackets that remain barely visible beneath the vehicle.

Built Tough for the Long Haul: Powder-Coated Steel

Each tie-down is made of black powder coated steel for long-term durability and corrosion resistance. The heavy-duty build holds up through rough use, bad weather, and long-distance travel without weakening or rusting out.

Secure Connection Every Time: Adjustable Anchor Points

The arms extend out from the truck body to clear sidewalls and fenders, and each one includes two pin holes so you can set the ideal length for your camper’s turnbuckles (sold separately). Two anchor holes in each plate let you find the best angle to keep your camper steady from multiple directions—tight, balanced, and secure for the drive ahead.

Close-up of TorkLift tie-down arms connected to a camper using adjustable turnbuckles, showing the secure mounting configuration.

Specs

Construction and Material

  • Material: Black powder coated steel
  • Mounting Style: Custom frame-mounted
  • Mount Location: Front

Installation

  • Installation Type: Uses pre-existing holes in the frame - little to no drilling required
  • Fit Type: Custom fit to vehicle
  • Included Components: 2 front tie-downs and installation hardware
  • Mounts Tight To Frame: Minimal loss of ground clearance

Performance and Function

  • Primary Function: Creates attachment points for securing your camper to your truck bed
  • Compatibility: Pairs with rear tie-downs (sold separately)
  • Required Accessories: Requires turnbuckles (sold separately) to attach camper to tie-downs
  • Adjustment: Adjustable arms with 2 anchor holes for best angle and secure hold
  • Corrosion Resistance: Powder coated finish helps resist corrosion

Diagram showing proper placement of camper tie-down points on a truck, highlighting offset front and rear anchor positions for stable camper attachment.

Origin and Warranty

  • Country of Manufacture: Made in the USA
  • Warranty: Lifetime warranty

T2312 Tork Lift Truck Camper Tie Down - Front Frame Mount - Custom Fit



This Product Fits The Following Vehicles

  • 2022 - 2028 Toyota Tundra 6-1/2 Foot Bed - 4WD - no running boards or cab length only boards - factory hitch



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Video Transcript for In-Depth Review of the TorkLift Camper Tie-Downs

Hi, everybody. Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a look at these TorkLift Custom Frame Mounted Front Camper Tie Downs. Now as I mentioned, these are a custom fit specifically for your 2022 and newer Toyota Tundra with a six and a half foot bed and four wheel drive. This is for the double cab without board or step underneath your truck bed, and with a factory installed hitch. Now, on custom fit parts such as these tie downs, I do recommend taking advantage of our vehicle fit guide here at etrailer.com.

Input the year, make, and model of your vehicle, and our fit guide will confirm if these will work for you, or if we have something comparable that will work for you. Again, these are front camper tie downs, and to find the rear ones that will pair with these, again, use our fit guide to find those as well. Now, these tie downs are going to give you attachment points at the front of your Tundra's truck bed for securing a bed mounted camper. And the frame mounted design is going to ensure excellent handling, because securing your camper to the truck's base instead of its bed better distributes weight to keep your setup from being too top heavy. These brackets fit tight to your Tundra's frame, so there's not gonna be any loss of ground clearance.

And these steel tie down inserts are going to secure to these steel receiver brackets. And of course, these inserts are gonna give you those attachment points that you need for your turn buckles. Now, these inserts can be easily removed from the frame mounted brackets with the included pins that you see here. So let me go ahead and just give you a brief demonstration of that. So I went ahead and released and removed my pin here, and then you're gonna be able to easily slide out your insert, and then you can take these inserts and maybe even put them in the rear of the cab of your Tundra.

And then when you're ready to use them, just take them out and slide them into your receiver bracket. I did wanna point out that we have two different holes on our inserts, and the first hole here, it can be used if your camper is a little bit wider. Just use that first hole on this insert to have the tie down point stick out a little bit farther. And then if your camper is a little bit narrower, you can move it into this second hole on the insert. So these will fit on my table here and not overhang.

I'm gonna slide these into the second hole there, and then replace my pin and secure it. And it's as easy as that. Now, both the inserts and the brackets and the accompanying brackets have a high impact powder coat finish that's going to give you an extra layer of protection. And you're gonna receive everything that you see here on the table before me. Two front tie down inserts, the frame, brackets, and the necessary hardware that I have here in this bag, along with instructions to guide you through the installation process on your Tundra. These are made here in the USA, and they also have a lifetime warranty from TorkLift. Well, that's gonna wrap up our look today. I do hope that it was helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy. Thank you for joining me.

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Jenny N.

2/23/2024

Shhhh.. this review is sleeping. I would like to know what you think and if I can help. Please reach out to me.

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This is the third set, third vehicle, I have installed these camper tie-downs on. Once you are used to torklift instructions/ pictures the installation is not that hard ( even for me at 74 years old). The torklift product itself is well made and works great.
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Ford F-350 Super Duty
These tiedowns were great. They fit my 2023 ford f350 4wd crew cab perfectly. They bolted on using existing holes and they included wire feeders to feed the bolts through all the holes. Everything was included in the kit and installation was pretty simple. Probably took an hour or so. Directions were very good and easy to follow. They hold my camper down very securely and are adjustable for various widths. Also easy to drill different hokes for custom widths. I highly recommend this tie down for this model truck.
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Mark

6/6/2025

These tie downs are sill working as advertised. I have travelled over 20,000 mi with them in various conditions with about 10 of that time in dirt roads or 4wd roads. Nothing too crazy, but with my camper and these tied downs I am confident that the camper will remain attached and be secure. It hardly moves around at all. They are worth the money and I can still remember how easily they installedvery welll thought out design and installation!

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Jon G.

6/6/2025

@Mark Thanks for the input! That definitely helps to paint a picture of the durability of these things! What has been your favorite trip so far?
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Product came promptly, however, part of the tie-down was sticking out through the box when delivered. Stronger packaging is suggested. Everything fit well and instructions were quite handy, making much of the otherwise difficult installation easier. There was mention of possible alteration of the emergency brake cable support if it was a manual system. Extra parts were even included if needed. However, on a 2025, 5.5' F-150, nothing was said about a main exhaust support being in the way of the passenger side's installation. The tie-downs are now installed but I'm still trying to figure out how to re-install the muffler support.
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Heather A.

5/1/2026

Hi Jim! I can see why that would be frustrating for sure. The good news is you usually don’t have to do anything drasticmost fixes come down to slightly repositioning the exhaust system rather than fully relocating it. That can mean loosening and adjusting a bolt-on hanger, adding a small spacer, or even tweaking the hanger position just enough to create some clearance. I’ll drop this article here since it walks through a few simple ways to fix it step-by-step, but overall you’re on the right track it’s typically just a matter of giving the exhaust a little more room so nothing is rubbing or under tension. This help article is about a hitch install but it still applies here.

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2002 Dodge Ram Pickup
The front mounts installed relatively easily with no drilling or modification. Instructions were ok, i recommend doing the passenger side first, as it has no gas tank in the wayand you will get the idea of the mount and order of tightening. I had to use double washers(provided) on the replacement bed bolt provided to make it work properly. The mounts themselves are solid and well made. Roughly .120 wall tubing. I sprayed cold galvanizing paint inside the tubes to prevent corrosion. etrailer’s service and shipping were top notch and fast. Total install about 4 hours, but I work slowly and take my time.
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2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty
Very poor instruction manual...

The photos are very small with poor dark images and contrast. Also, the names of the nuts, bolts, and other items should have photos of each item with the description and name of that item in each photo.

It appears that you don't want to help the customer install it on his own.

The tie downs are well made and strong.

I will give you more feedback when I get deeper into the installation...
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GMC Terrain
The camper tie down are solid and well worth the money. I installed them on my f250 to hold my camper and I just get in and go. Even in the mountain terrain.
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2013 gmc Yukon
We originally installed Happijack tiedowns in 2013 because that was the only option that the dealer offered and they did well until we unexpectedly went over a large hump in a highway road damaging the front tiedowns and the bumper! Once the damage was repaired, we decided to go with the frame mounted Torklyft tiedowns, which, although not inexpensive, are superior in my opinion to the non-frame tiedowns. Earlier this year we replaced the rear tiedowns prior to a trip to Alaska and they worked extremely well over the notoriously challenging roads thru the Yukon Territory and Alaska “highways”. Upon our return we replaced the front Happijack tiedowns with the Torklyft frame mounted tiedowns and so far are very pleased with the upgrade.
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Lazer S.

12/30/2025

Glad to hear you are liking them, Milton! And I agree, the TorkLift tie downs are superior to the HappiJac tie downs. They are just more secure and heavier duty. At least in my opinion. And that sounds like quite the trip! Was it just a camping trip or did you do some fishing and or hunting?

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Ram 3500
Keep in mind the parameters of the application these may be different on another vehicle. Camper is a Northern lite 9-6. Vehicle Chevy 3500 LB SRW 4x4. Post install, in my opinion. I’d feel my comfortable if the ‘FastGun’ tie downs were facing opposing directions. Currently attaching to the designated anchor points all four FG’s angle from the TorkFit anchor point BACK towards the NL camper’s anchor points. This positively prevents the 3600 LB. camper from rearward movement. However FOWARD movement can and has occurred. After a necessary sudden braking event I checked my clearances and discovered that forward movement did occur. About, one inch. My NL slid far enough forward that contact was made between the vehicle and the camper. Realignment was necessary. From an Engineers perspective: the best anchorage would be achieved with the anchoring devices (FastGuns, in my case) installed in opposing directions. In the future I will be placing blocks between the camper and the front of the truck bed to eliminate any forward movement.
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Jenny N.

12/5/2022

I reached out to the manufacturer. They advised that they think it is a combination of the Northern light camper anchor point location being situated so far back on the camper and possibly the front of the camper not being all the way against the bulkhead of the bed if it is moving forward still. Otherwise, everything looks typical of a truck camper and truck installation. If it has any room to slide forward, it will in a sudden braking situation.

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Albert

12/6/2022

Jenny thanks for your reply and diligence in reaching out to TorkFit. The NL camper does have forward bumpers for abutting the bulkhead. However when bulkhead contact is made the body of the my 21 Silverado makes contact with the fiberglass body of the camper. The pressure from a recent ‘sudden stop’ and ‘slide forward’ created enough pressure to chip paint on the truck. The bumpers make contact with the bulkhead about 10”-12” above the bed-bulkhead connection. The 90* corner at bottom, this should be the strongest area. I will install stop chocks at future loadings. I’ll also attempt to possibly install the TorkFits in a more vertical position. Thanks.

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Jason was great to work with on getting the proper camper tie downs for my truck as it was a new truck and was a bit confused as to the proper application.
I had them installed within an hour. Even an armature bolt twister could do this!
I have used my camper a lot since putting these on my truck and will tell you these are THE MOST SECURE ANCHORS I have ever used on any of my trucks PERIOD!
You will not make a bad decision going with this product. I recommend these tie downs over any product available! I Don't normally give recommendations or endorse products. These I am truly impressed with.
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Charles F.

5/24/2021

A year later and I couldnt be happier! I stand with my previous review 100

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The best system one can get for worry free camping. Etrailer communication and service has been superb.
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I had the mountings professionally attached to the frame. The hatches can be easily removed when not in use( and I would recommend that to keep them from being stolen). Using chains and turnbuckles, I feel very comfortable with my truck camper staying where it is.. does not rock, very solid.
It’s nice to feel secure about my camper staying firmly attached.
It was worth the investment.
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Dot

7/16/2023

A year later, I just got back from camping trip. I love the easy set up of these hitches. I’m a 65 year old woman, and I can put these mounts on my truck in less than five minutes. Then, another 10 or 15 to put the chains and turn buckles on, make them tight. I usually drive about 5 miles maybe 10, go get gas, and give all the chains a shake to make sure they’re still tight. If not, spin the turnbuckles a time or Two. And off, I go. I am extremely happy with this investment. Of all the things I bought after buying the camper, this has brought me the most security and feeling of safety. Good luck, happy camping whatever you decide.

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This is my second truck that I have outfitted with Torklift frame mounted tie downs from etrailer. I carry big campers on my trucks and, in recent years, the Torklift system is the best option. They have worked flawlessly for me. I’m an older guy and I was able to install them myself with the help of an impact driver and torque wrench. It all went together in a couple hours. With today’s trucks, the metal in the beds is so thin that you can’t really mount directly to it any more without the weight of the camper levering on it and damaging it. Even the bumpers today are too thin to mount the old Happijack “buttons” for rear camper mounts. These custom designed Torklift mounts bolt directly onto the truck frame without touching the bed. They have extensions that stick out from under the bed when in place. Each of the four extensions easily removes when not needed and leave a “clean” look.

The service from etrailer is always good and fast. I have bought many things from them over the years. The people who answer the phones there know their products and give reliable, friendly advice. They have always been there for me whether I had tech questions, needed installation advise or (other product) shipping damage return, etc. I give the company my full endorsement.
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Mike L.

10/29/2026

Thanks John, we sure appreciate that! I'm glad to hear your tie-downs are working well for you...

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2018 Ram 3500
Good fit and the video instructions make installation so much better.
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dodge Ram Pickup
Everything arrived without damage and all parts/pieces were there. It fit my 2024 RAM 3500 perfectly. I will note that installing the bolts was a challenge as it would take a small hand to fit in place. I ended up using a magnetic retrieval tool to place them. Also on the fuel tank side it was a very close fit. I did do all the work on the ground and breaking the rear spring shackle bolts loose took a 24" bar and a floor jack on the passenger side. On the driver side I had to use a section of pipe on the ratchet. But overall they were installed in about 2.5 hours. Picked up our new us truck camper last weekend and it was easy to secure and little to no movement during travel.
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The parts fit as they should and work as designed. The main challenge for installing is in the loosening of the leaf spring bolts. With out an impact wrench or access to a touch and a long breaker bar it would be next to impossible for an average person to install.
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Scott

12/1/2025

It was an easy install, and they have worked with out flaw. I would recommend torque lift products to anyone installing a pick up camper. 2018 F 250 short bed crew cab.

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Everything was as expected it came with all the hardware to complete the project. Naomi was wonderful on the phone helping to ensure the correct parts were ordered.
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2013 Ford F-150
The units appeared to be well made and were nicely painted. I installed them on my F150. The tools and hardware supplied were of good quality and installation was straight forward. Two people would have been great, but I was able to install both sides in a little less than an hour. The holes all line up very well. I like these better than the previous units I had on my 2013, as they do not stick out as far - so less noticeable. The extension arms come out at a very nice angle just under the body. I find these units with quality I expected and I think they will be highly functional in attaching my camper.
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Reed

4/12/2024

This is a very superior product. It was easy to install and is very functional and looks great. I highly recommend this product. Very well made and designed.

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Jesse M.

5/10/2024

@Reed Glad To hear you are still happy with your TorkLift Camper Tie Downs # TLF2018. Thanks for sharing.
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2026 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Well, we called you today to inform you that one of the three packages didn't arrive via UPS. You said it showed delivered so basically we go pound dirt. A package was delivered here that did not belong to us. I literally had to get in my vehicle and track down the UPS truck. Low and behold he still had my 3rd box on his truck. That is obviously not your fault but the final response from you was very disappointing. We spend thousands with etrailer
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2005 Dodge Ram Pickup
As expected from TorkLift, good product, heavy duty, fast shipping.
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Great product. Fit just fine, no drilling or difficulty. Great customer service. I will purchase from E-Trailer again when in need of.... David C. Pennsylvania
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Perfect fit for it's function every time. This was my second order and the instructions were clear and concise. Very solid build from the get go and no need to retorque.
I definitely recommend this company.
Even their customer service was outstanding.
Congratulations for your reliability.
From Quebec City Canada
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Louis

8/4/2024

Couldnt ask for anything better. I am using them on a regular basis. When not in use I remove, clean and store them in my garage. No rust issues and the brackets attached to the truck are just as solid as when I first torqued them to the trucks frame. I definitely recommend them to anyone looking for proper camper tie-downs. PS: Their customer service, as always, I outstanding!

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4 stars, just cause of the written instructions. Could be clearer.

Product Review: F2016, 2012 Ford F250 extended cab 8' bed
I really like the Torklift front tiedowns. I didn't feel I had the skill to fab the front tiedowns. The rear however, are rather simple. 2 1/2" 1/4" wall square pipe slips inside the factory hitch receiver. I used 27" lengths. The factory Ford hitch receiver curves towards the rear axle. Drilled and tapped thru receiver and pipe to hold it. Happy with the quick service from etrailer.com!
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I bought the TLC2220 for a low profile pop up cabover camper which I had for another Chevy 3/4 ton truck. The prior truck utilized a different attachment but was not available for my current 2012 Chevy truck. The TLC220 offers an excellent attachment point that is made out of thick well made steel and covered with a nice black powder coating. The instructions that came with the product should be thrown away. Pictures are poor, verbiage is incomplete and large gaps in the actual application. The saving grace is the video from etrailer. This is a great video. Complete, simple with no gaps and tells you exactly what the difficulties might be. This video even called out the socket sizes. Unfortunately the mate to this; the TLC 3212 rear mounts has a poor video with again gaps in application. And... again the TLC3212 written instructions is just fireplace starter material.
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