How to strap this down?

[Morgan]

Damn, my dyslexia got me. I read the thread title as “How to strap this on?” Imagine my disappointment.

This the Raptor forum, not some bourgeois bmw forum. When we said “D rings” we meant to put in your truck bed, not the OTHER kind.

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[truckstick101]

Damn, my dyslexia got me. I read the thread title as “How to strap this on?” Imagine my disappointment.

This thread is click bait

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

This thread is click bait

welcome to frf, where every thread ends up like this

 

[scpete24]

Install some L-track around the bed. If you don't know what it is google it and search on here plenty of guys using it. My bed bolts are covered in bed liner as well and went the L-track route.

 

[jm77]

L track might be the best thing I’ve done to my truck.

 

[Zeusmotorworks]

D-rings... least expensive most utilitarian way to fly. Use mine all the time. Bed liner is not an excuse unless afraid of losing Starbucks points. Hell, razor, peel, looks OE-ish if you even half-ass cut around them well.

 

[truckstick101]

L track might be the best thing I’ve done to my truck.

These look great! Parts list? where did you get them?

Also removing the negative worked. will report back if it happens again.

 

[jm77]

These look great! Parts list? where did you get them?

Also removing the negative worked. will report back if it happens again.

Don’t have a parts list but I sourced the L track online and cut it to length. Used stainless bolts, the largest fender washers doubled up and stainless locknuts. I think i posted about it before, you might search for it.

If I were to do it again, I’d see if this angled track would fit flush in the valleys of the bed. I think the angled sides would create a nicer finished look. Even better is that they come hard anodized and cut to length. I probably won’t, but I’m tempted to redo mine just to for those reasons. If the angled track doesn’t fit, they also offer the square version.

Logistics Track (L Track) - Angled

FREE SHIPPING ON US ORDERS OVER $75 Angled style custom cut L Track for surface mounting Tolerances - L track is designed on the inch pattern, all cuts will be +0 to -1/8" "L" Track has been used in the aerospace industry for years. They use this extrusion in aircraft to create cargo systems...

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[EricM]

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Feet showing in the picture. For the love of all things HOLY, we don’t want to see anyone’s gnarly toes. Well... most of us don’t. At least they’re not dress socks.


THIS.

Looks like you have a spray in bed liner. Use a razor and cut the circle around the bed bolts. Use a pick- dental pick, or similar to COMPLETELY clean out the torx head. You absolutely MUST have a 100% clean seating of the torx bit or you will strip the head. I had one bed bolt I didn’t get the bed liner out of the torx head and I stripped it. I tried all manner of workarounds, ended up going to a mechanic who used an air chisel to break it loose.

Anyway, the D-rings will allow you to ratchet strap the kennel down so it won’t move. I’m not clear how much force you can put on the box-link and they’re not very low.
For more info:

Bed Bolt D-Ring Tie Down Points AT COST

I’m taking orders for ready-to-install bed bolt mounted D-ring tie downs AT COST. After doing some research, I found this solution for mounting my 2nd spare: http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f264/bed-bolt-tie-down-install-54540/ I installed 6 of these for TRR to secure my recovery kit...

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Use an impact driver.

This kind- not the ugga dugga kind.

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