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These tie-downs mount directly to your truck’s frame, giving your camper a rock-solid anchor point. Because the weight is distributed evenly and sits lower in the bed, you avoid that top-heavy feel that can cause sway in strong winds. The camper stays stable through corners and rough roads, so the truck handles naturally no matter how far you travel.
The brackets sit nearly flush beneath the vehicle and stay out of sight when the arms are removed. When it’s time to haul again, slide the arms back in and lock them down. This frame-mounted design keeps your truck’s body free of extra holes or brackets hanging off the sides, so it looks just as good when the camper’s off.
Each tie-down bolts to pre-existing holes in the frame, so installation takes minimal tools and little to no drilling. The custom fit keeps the mounts tight against the frame with almost no loss of ground clearance. That means you get strength and stability without cutting or modifying anything on your truck.
Made from black powder-coated steel, these front tie-downs are built to handle rough use and resist corrosion from road salt or weather. The heavy-duty finish helps them stand up to long miles on the highway or off the beaten path without rusting or weakening over time.
Each arm has two pin holes so you can extend it out from the truck body to clear bowed sidewalls or fenders. Two anchor holes on the attachment plate let you find the best angle for your turnbuckles (sold separately), keeping tension even and the camper locked down from multiple directions for a safer, more secure hold.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi everybody, Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a look together at these Torklift custom frame-mounted front camper tie downs. Now these tie downs are going to provide attachment points at the front of the bed of your truck for securing your bed-mounted camper using turnbuckles. And these turnbuckle, the turnbuckles are going to attach right here at the ends. And these are designed to fit certain versions of your 2003 to 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 with a 6 1/2 foot bed and two wheel drive. And I do want to stress using our vehicle fit guide just to confirm that these will indeed work for your particular Dodge Ram 2500 or 3500.
You'll just enter the year, make, and model of your vehicle and answer any other questions the fit guide might ask you. That fit guide will confirm that these will work for you or if we have something comparable that will work for you. And the fit guide will also point you to the rear camper tie downs if you are in need of those as well. Now the frame-mounted design of these are going to ensure excellent handling because securing your camper to the base of your truck instead of its bed is going to better distribute weight to keep your setup from being too top heavy. These brackets are gonna fit tight to the frame of your truck, so there's gonna be no loss of ground clearance.
They're gonna use preexisting holes in the frame of your truck, so there's gonna be little to no drilling required. And the steel tie down inserts and the durable steel receiver brackets are going to hold up very well for you. They're gonna be very long lasting. These inserts can be easily removed from the frame-mounted brackets with the included bale pins making the tie downs virtually undetectable when they're not in use. Let me just give you a brief demonstration of that.
So I'm gonna remove one of the bale pins here and that's going to allow me to easily remove the insert. And if you notice here on the inserts here, we have two different holes. And so if your camper's a little bit wider, you can use that first hole on the insert. And that's going to allow that tie down point to stick out a little bit farther. If your camper's a little bit narrower, you can move it into that second hole and that's the hole that I'm using just so they can fit on the table.
But as you can see, when you have that insert removed, you're really not going to even know that you've got these receiver brackets installed under the bed of your truck. So I'm gonna go ahead and replace this. And then that's going to secure the insert into the bracket just like that. Now both of these inserts and the brackets feature a high impact powder coat finish that's going to add an extra layer of protection to the brackets and to the inserts. You're gonna get everything that you see here at my cable before me. Again, two front tie down inserts, the frame brackets, and the necessary hardware. These are made here in the USA and they do have a lifetime warranty. Well, I think that's gonna wrap up our look today. I do hope that our time together was helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy. Thank you for joining me.
Ratings & Reviews
The ribs that were welded down the center were off-line by about a quarter inch and required some copious filing to get them to fit
Installed on my 2020 F250 Supeduty, they were easy to install. They were missing a few pieces of hardware but etrailer got the parts shipped out the next day. The front driver side plate did take a little puzzle like twisting to get around the brake lines but wasn’t really that difficult. I also purchased the rear tie downs and they are even easier to install. The front and rear took about 3 hours total to install. I only needed to buy a 32mm socket for the suspension bolt.
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.
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!
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
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.
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
As expected from TorkLift, good product, heavy duty, fast shipping.
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
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.
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.
Good fit and the video instructions make installation so much better.
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.
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.
The best system one can get for worry free camping. Etrailer communication and service has been superb.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
The only Truck Camper tie down devices that I will ever use.
Condition: Surface Scratches
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