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  5. Custom Fit
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TorkLift Tie Downs - Custom Frame Mount - Front and Rear

Part Number: TL73DR
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$854.19
Truck Camper Tie Downs
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2012 Ford Escape

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These custom fit tie-downs give you the safest and most comfortable ride when hauling a camper. They mount to the frame of your pickup - no drilling required! With the arms removed, the brackets can barely be seen. Great Prices for the best truck camper tie downs from TorkLift. TorkLift Tie Downs - Custom Frame Mount - Front and Rear part number TL73DR 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 - TL73DR

Highlights

  • Custom Fit for Your Vehicle: Mounts to existing attachment points
  • Damage-Free Install: Mounts to existing frame holes with little to no drilling needed.
  • Steady, Balanced Ride: Frame mount spreads camper weight evenly to cut sway and bounce.
  • Clean Look When Unloaded: Arms remove so brackets stay nearly invisible under the truck.
  • Quick Turnbuckle Setup: Two anchor holes let you line up the best angle for tight hold.
  • Built to Last: Powder-coated steel resists impact and corrosion through long hauls.
Made in USA

Features to know about

Install Without Drilling: Custom-Fit Frame Mounts

These tie-downs bolt directly to your truck’s frame using pre-existing holes, so there’s little to no drilling and no cutting required. The tight frame mount keeps your setup strong and clean, with minimal loss of ground clearance. Because the brackets sit nearly flush with the underside of your vehicle, they’re easy to live with on or off the road.

Keep Your Camper Stable: Even Weight Distribution

Mounted directly to the frame, these tie-downs keep your camper’s weight balanced and the center of gravity low. That means less sway and better handling even during long hauls or windy conditions. Your truck feels steady and predictable because the load sits securely on a solid foundation rather than riding high on the bed rails.

Strong and Protected: Powder-Coated Steel Construction

Made of steel and finished with a high-impact powder coat, these tie-downs are built for heavy use and long-term durability. The coating adds an extra layer of protection against chips, weather, and road debris so your setup stays strong season after season.

Clean Look When Not in Use: Removable Arms

You can remove the tie-down arms when you’re not hauling a camper, leaving only low-profile brackets that are barely visible under the truck. This design keeps your vehicle looking clean without any bulky hardware hanging off the sides.

Installed TorkLift frame-mounted tie-down brackets shown beneath a pickup truck, demonstrating their low visibility and clean appearance when not in use.

Simple Camper Connection: Adjustable Turnbuckle Points

Each arm features two pin holes so you can extend it just far enough for clearance around fenders or sidewalls. The two anchor points help you line up turnbuckles (sold separately) at the right angle for a secure hold that resists shifting from multiple directions.

Close-up of a TorkLift tie-down arm connected to a camper using turnbuckles, illustrating the secure attachment setup.

Specs

Material

  • Construction: Steel
  • Finish: High-impact powder coat

Fit and Installation

  • Mount Type: Frame-mounted
  • Drilling Required: Little to no drilling
  • Installation Points: Uses pre-existing holes in the frame
  • Fit Type: Custom fit
  • Ground Clearance: Minimal loss of ground clearance

Included Components

  • Front Tie-Downs: 2 front tie-downs
  • Rear Tie-Downs: 2 rear tie-downs
  • Installation Hardware: Installation hardware

Performance and Use

  • Design: Extending arms with 2 anchor holes for turnbuckles
  • Purpose: Secures camper to truck bed
  • Compatibility: Requires turnbuckles (sold separately)
  • Made in: USA
  • Warranty: Lifetime warranty

Technical diagram showing correct placement and offset of camper tie-downs and anchor points to maintain stability and prevent shifting.


D2139 Tork Lift Truck Camper Tie Down - Front Frame Mount - Custom Fit

D3111 Tork Lift Truck Camper Tie Down - Rear Frame Mount - Custom Fit

Replaces D3108





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Video Transcript for Ultimate Overview of the TorkLift Camper Tie-Downs

Jeff: Hello everybody. This is Jeff at etrailer.com. Today, we're going to take a look at the Torklift custom rear frame-mounted camper tie-downs. Now, this is a custom fit part. It is designed to fit the 2019 and newer RAM 1500 trucks with the six and a half foot bed without the board, or the step underneath the truck bed. And on a custom fit part like this, I always like to recommend for you to go to our website, use the fit guide, put in your year and model vehicle, and it'll show if this'll work for your application.Now, these tie-downs provide attachment points at the rear of your truck for securing your bed mounted camper to your vehicle.

Now, the front tie-downs we do sell separately on our website. Basically, one tie-down will go on the driver's side, one on the passenger side. And you'll see the two holes here on the tie-down inserts. This allows you to connect your turnbuckles from your camper to your truck, and not interfere with anything on your vehicle.Also on the shank, there's two holes on the shank of these inserts which allow for different width campers. Right now I have it for this hole.

If you pull out the pin, you can actually slide it in a little bit more and then pin it there. So, just depending on the width of your camper, you can adjust it by putting it into which hole you need. Once you get the hole lined up, you just go ahead and clip it in there. You're ready to go. Now, you will feel dramatic improvement with the vehicle handling and stability, and it's the safest way to haul a truck camper.

Prevents any vehicle sway and camper movement in all directions.Basically, you can haul your truck camper confidently by attaching your tie-downs to the strongest part of your truck, which will be the frame. And the vehicle manufacturers do recommend that a full height sliding camper body should be directly attached to the vehicle frame structure. The frame-mounted design ensures excellent handling by securing the camper to the truck's base instead of just to its bed, which will better distribute the weight to keep the setup from being too top heavy. Also helps avoid any bed or bumper damage that's common with other tie-down systems.This is a fast no-drill installation, securing your truck camper to your truck. You can maintain the value of your truck and prevent rust and bed damage by avoiding having to drill any holes into your truck bed or bumper.

Again, this is custom fit for your vehicle. Driver's side and passenger side brackets. The brackets are designed to fit tight to the truck fame, and there's no loss of any ground clearance, so it's perfect for off-road truck camping.And what's nice when you're not using these, you can just take the clip, remove the insert. And then after the inserts are removed, then these are virtually undetectable when they're not in use because they're underneath the vehicle. And then when you go to look up your camper, you can just slide it in again to the correct hole you need. Put your pin through there, clip it, and you're all ready to go. Basically, the hidden design of these brackets will return your truck to its original look when they're not being used as tie-downs.These are a nice steel construction. They have a nice black powder coat finish on them for durability. Does include everything laid out here on the table. The two rear tie-down inserts, which are the inserts are right here. The frame brackets themselves, all the necessary hardware for installation, and even a nice set of instructions that'll describe how to hook everything up. This part is made in the USA. But that should do it for the review on the Torklift custom rear frame-mounted camper tie-downs.

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2022 Ram 1500
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2007 Ford F-150
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After selling previous truck camper and getting a new truck these tie downs are outstanding. The direct fit for year make model is awesome. Takes the guess work out installation. The install instructions were really good as well as etrailers videos. etrailer is the great providing product install walk thru. The adjustability of these tie downs made my life easier when I picked up my new TLRV 8 foot truck camper.
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Straw

8/24/2026

A year later, no issues with tie downs, except normal wear and tear and metal to metal wearrust progression. These tiedowns are designed great and fit function was clearly created by someone who knows not only design but install ! E-trailer is “the” place to buy rv, camper, towing etc products - the install videos are sooooo helpful ! Thx ET !

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Lazer S.

8/24/2026

@Straw Glad to hear they are still working well for you! And thanks for your kind words! ^___^ What had been your favorite spot to take your rig so far?
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This is the only way the tie downs fit is this a safe way to strap it down
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Lazer S.

9/16/2025

It definitely is safe the way you have them, Paul! In a perfect world, the turn buckles would be perfect vertical, but this an imperfect world and not all campers have the attachment points in the same place. If you take a look at some of the installed pictures on the TorkLift Locking FastGun Turnbuckles # TLS9529-2-LK page, you can see most of them are at an angle. It's perfectly normal. Are you running any suspension enhancement on your Silverado?

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Paul

9/27/2026

These tie downs are great, so easy to use. Camper never budged a hair

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Andrew N.

9/27/2026

@Paul That's what we like to hear! Torklift makes some really solid parts. That camper looks really good on that truck!
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2024 Ford F-250 Super Duty
They seem stout and were easy enough to install. I added my own 2” square rubber caps to the ends to keep road debris out when they’re not in use, those should be included. For $850 the packaging could use some work. They arrived all banged up, the “high impact powder coat” is worn off in several areas leaving bare steel exposed.
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Kate F.

8/10/2026

Thanks for the pictures Rich. We will be reaching out =)

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2018 Ford F-150
I ordered this kit for my 2018 Ford F150 'Heavy Half' regular cab, long bed pickup. The tie downs came with all the necessary hardware, good instructions, were easy to install with basic tools, and required no drilling. Shipping was very fast. I would absolutely recommend TorkLift tie downs and etrailer.com.
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Bob

11/1/2025

I have not had any issues at all with the tie downs.

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2019 Ram 3500
Product arrived quickly and install was simple with supplied parts, instructions and tools.
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Heather A.

4/10/2026

Looks great! What kind of camper do you have?

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2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty
I did a lot of research to find the right kind of frame mounts for my dads truck. Lots of local RV places didn't even know what I was looking for, or quoted me for the wrong parts. After I was certain I found the right tie downs, I contacted etrailer customer service chat representative and they were a great help at confirming the parts I found would in fact fit my dads truck. My husband and dad installed them in less than 2 hours. The parts came quickly and in excellent packaging/condition.
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Lazer S.

10/14/2025

Install looks great, Megan! Especially for it only taking two hours! They were moving. : ) Happy we confirmed what you found as well. Tie downs can be a pain in the rear with all the options out there. Now I do have to ask though, have you guys thought about any kind of suspension enhancement for the rear axle? It's a little hard to tell, but it looks like the back is sagging a bit in your last picture.

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Megan

10/14/2025

@LazerS Thanks for the reply! The truck is currently stock, but we are getting airbags and new shocks placed on the truck tomorrow. We were told by our local 4 wheel parts the airbags will help lessen the load on the back of the truck with the weight of the camper. Hopefully they gave us the correct information. If you have other suggestions, I am open to hearing them! Thanks!
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Lazer S.

10/14/2025

@Megan Air bags are what I was going to recommend! Great minds think alike. : ) With them being fully adjustable, they are definitely the way to go. They can change the unloaded ride a little, but not nearly as much as some other ways of doing it that are not adjustable. Sounds like you guys are doing everything right to me. Let me know how it goes!
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2018 Ram 3500
Great product! Fits perfect to the frame and very good quality materials. Even fit perfectly with my rock sliders.
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Scion tC
Absolutely the only way to correctly attach your truck camper. Pair these white Fastguns and it’s a great combo. I just went on a 5000 mile trip with my TC and never moved an inch.
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Clay

7/31/2026

A year later and I would not do anything different. Absolutely the best system available especially paired with the fast guns. The camper is solid mounted and does not move. Yet can still be off loaded in just a few minutes. Remember good stuff isn’t cheap and cheap stuff isn’t good.

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Christopher H.

7/31/2026

@Clay Happy to hear the # TL86NR are working well and keeping your setup solid. Paired with the fast gun turnbuckles is about as good as it gets. What type of in bed camper do you have?
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1996 Ford F-250 and F-350
Really disappointed for the cost. First of all it says several times in the description that it requires no drilling. That’s not the case at all. I had to drill 12 holes in my truck frame. The bolts included for the top mounting bracket were the incorrect length so I had to purchase longer grade eight bolts to install as suggested by the manufacturer with a lock washer and nut. The cheaped out on spacers (like shown in the directions) and included huge washers and to top it off the slide in mounts were all scraped up and have peeling powder coating. I feel like I got absolutely ripped off.
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1996 dodge Ram Pickup
Fit perfectly on my 96 Dodge Ram 2500. I recommend this product.
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2019 Ram 2500
These things are heavy duty. Straightforward installation, just follow the instructions and videos. Fit like a glove and are rock solid. Thanks etrailer for fast shipping and Torklift for great products.
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Love it!! Works great!!
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Kate F.

6/5/2026

Great set-up Viviana!! Glad to see you went with the best =) Where did you go for your first trip?

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This kit is a solid support system, very beefy. The tie down points on your camper will get ripped out before this would fail.
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Nick S.

1/12/2026

I love these TorkLift tie downs, and it is great to hear you are liking the quality as well. What kind of truck camper are you going to be running with these?

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2011 Chevrolet Silverado
We had a hiccup with my order and it was lost in cyberspace for a day until I called and was able to get it going. Unfortunately, I needed them by Saturday and I ordered them Wednesday. They didn't ship until Thursday afternoon and didn't arrive until Monday. The seller of the camper was kind enough to hold the camper for me, but it was touch and go there for a while.
Installing them was a challenging because the pictures in the guide were difficult to see which slowed the installation down a little. It took 2 of us about 3 hours to install them. Now that they are on the truck with the camper they seem to be working great! The only problem remaining is the front tie downs use a bolt to hold the tie down to the frame and it obstructs the passage, so it will only advance as far as the first pin making the second hole unreachable (it sticks out from the truck a few extra inches and makes the extension wobble up and down until the turnbuckle was installed).
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great fit, works great, strong parts, works perfect! etrailer was excellent in making sure I received the correct parts. I highly recommend etrailer, if in doubt, call them, don't try and wing it, they will set you up with the correct parts! I will use etrailer again!
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Kate F.

8/20/2026

We appreciate the kind words Charles! Where did you take the in-bed camper for the first trip?

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2021 Ford F-250 Super Duty
Not a good experience so far. Torklift product was defective and they sent the wrong size bolt fish wires. Took 3x as long to install as should have due to wrong size fish wires. Torklift is not very responsive on the solution to the defective part. Torklift did not drill one of the holes in the tie downs
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Ordered for 2025 GMC 3500HD to carry our Arctic Fox slide in camper. Kits were shipped right away and arrived in Anchorage in 5 days (as ordered). The tie downs are excellent quality, all hardware arrived with the kit, instructions were "OK", installation on rear tie downs a little tricky, but managed to do ourselves. Looking forward to some great camping adventures. Thanks for the GREAT service!
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2024 GMC Sierra 2500
I would say that the Torklift kit fit my 2024 GMC sierra pro crew cab perfectly the shipping to Canada took 5 days which I thought was fast delivery and it shipped the same day it was ordered
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The camper tie downs are still working great.
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2027 Ford F-350 Super Duty
The product itself is GREAT and fits PERFECTLY. I'd give 5-stars if packaged properly to ensure the paint stayed whole as it left the factory. Instead some of the metal pieces showed up dinged and now will rust prematurely. Customer service is always solid with etrailer.
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2016 dodge Ram Pickup
Second set of Torklift camper tiedown brackets I have purchased. 1999 Dodge 2500 and 2016 Ram 3500. Fit good. No drilling. I would buy again. Good product. (I am a certified ASME, AWS, API, welder and fabricator). No hype, just fact.
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2021 Ford F-250 Super Duty
Did an awesome job installing all 4. And would highly recommend to everyone who needs it done.
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    Hey David! The # TL63DR is designed specifically for the 5-1/2' bed. Assuming you have no running boards/cab length running boards and the factory hitch you need the TorkLift Tie Downs - Custom Frame Mount - Front and Rear # TL73DR. You will also need turnbuckles like the TorkLift Locking FastGun Turnbuckles # TLS9529-2-LK. If you have a different hitch or full length running boards let me know in the comments below.
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  • Availability of TorkLIft Tie-Downs for 2025 Ram 1500 Tradesman Quad Cab
    Hi Shawn; what kind of camper do you have? TorkLift does make no-drill custom fit tie-downs for your 2025 Ram 1500 Tradesman. What you need is the TorkLift Tie Downs - Custom Frame Mount - Front and Rear # TL73DR. These use the existing holes in your frame for installation. You will also need turnbuckles like the TorkLift Locking FastGun Turnbuckles for Frame-Mounted Tie-Downs # TLS9529-2-LK. These are easy to use and install, and have a stainless steel construction. I attached some...
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  • Looking for Front Torklift Camper Tie Downs for 2022 Ram 1500
    Hey Scott, when you said full running boards do you mean boards that run the full length of the cab or ones that go from wheel well to wheel well? If it's just the cab length the correct tie down for the front of your 2022 Ram 1500 would be the part # TL78ZR. Do you need rear tie downs as well. For a complete set of front and back you would need the part # TL73DR.
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