Bed tie downs

[GoToGuy]

I remembered something, when those first came out, quite a few were installed. They look good sure. But I always look at things, stuff with an engineer's eyeball. What material is made of? How is it attached ? What's the weak points?
You used to be able to tell who had them installed and then loaded them over capacity. As there would be the outline of 4 holes in the shape of the tie down. The 4 holes looked like 4 bullets had blown out from inside the bed. Or just a half inch of flip up T part, as the T part broken off.

 

[Ty1er]

I have D-Rings bolted through the horizontal supports that are on underneath the bed using carriage bolts with a fender washer and lock nut, other than things catching when sliding in I don't have any complaints or issues.

 

[UNVME]

I put a set of Mac’s Tie Down Anchors in. Ended up actually using them to pull my bed when I started doing body work on the truck.

Double Stud Anchor Plate Kit with Pear Ring - 1.5" Fastener (4-Pack) | Mac's Custom Tie-Downs

Double Stud Anchor Plate Kit with Pear Ring - 1.5" Fastener (4-Pack)

www.macscustomtiedowns.com

 

[NSDON]

I used marine stainless cleats mounted on the square post holes with stainless bolts, washers, and the locking nuts, plus a load of grease to prevent rust in the drilled holes. For extra strength, I mounted them through the plastic bed liner. The center 2 are fold down out of the way when not needed and are dock cleats, very solid.

My box rack system slides back and forth and is easily removed. It’s from a short bed Tacoma which is why the rails are not 8 ft. I’ve had 16 ft boards on it on the Tacoma and the 98. Rated for 1000 lbs, welded aluminum.

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[NSDON]

Lousy pics, will try again.

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[NSDON]

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[PlayingWithTBI]

Have these with my rail caps and Tonneau cover. I've had the hooks for 23+ years. The rail caps are already punched for the rectangular holes.

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[Supercharged111]

I thought these looked nice, they go in the stake pockets.

Raised Fit Retractable Tie Down Anchors | 1988-1998 Chevy Silverado C/K and GMC Sierra | #4098

Bullring’s are the premium tie-down anchor point for your truck. While the stock anchors points are inside the bed where it’s hard to reach, Bullrings retractable anchor points easily install into the stake pockets on top of your bed rails.

www.bullringusa.com

 

[JS45]

I got a set of these. I like them. Don’t notice them when they are down. I’d rather have some in the bottom of the bed but didn’t want to drill holes. I might put some rings in the hole in the pocket as well to get something a little lower.

Raised Fit Retractable Tie Down Anchors | 1988-1998 Chevy Silverado C/K and GMC Sierra | #4098

Bullring’s are the premium tie-down anchor point for your truck. While the stock anchors points are inside the bed where it’s hard to reach, Bullrings retractable anchor points easily install into the stake pockets on top of your bed rails.

www.bullringusa.com

 

[Supercharged111]

I got a set of these. I like them. Don’t notice them when they are down. I’d rather have some in the bottom of the bed but didn’t want to drill holes. I might put some rings in the hole in the pocket as well to get something a little lower.

Raised Fit Retractable Tie Down Anchors | 1988-1998 Chevy Silverado C/K and GMC Sierra | #4098

Bullring’s are the premium tie-down anchor point for your truck. While the stock anchors points are inside the bed where it’s hard to reach, Bullrings retractable anchor points easily install into the stake pockets on top of your bed rails.

www.bullringusa.com

Do they squirm when you put a load on them? That was my complaint with the generic ones. These look different.