Drilling Torklift tiedown extensions

If you know anyone that can fabricate with metal (if you do not), you can make an offset that moves the camper tie down fore or aft while utilizing the original tie downs as anchor points - This may give you the required clearance from the DRW body panel. If you try to run an outboard offset off your camper tie downs, that will cause stresses to the camper mounting locations for which it was not designed. Running greater outboard offsets on the truck tie downs should not affect the camper tie downs but will stress the Torklift truck tie downs more due to the extra leverage. From your original post, you spoke with Torklift and an additional 1" of leverage was acceptable.

Bedlam wrote:
Torklift also has a camper anchor relocation kit. It places your turnbuckles at a different location on the camper-side tie downs to clear the Ram DRW.

Yeah, and they're $331. I'm in the process of drilling the Torklifts. I called Bigfoot last week and asked for someone to call back about relocating the camper eyes. No return call yet. I'm not sure if I can move them outboard or just fore and aft. Also not sure what to use or what Bigfoot used. Lag bolts into wood or is there a metal plate in there.
I'll put 1/2" SS eye bolts on the end of the Torklifts and if I start seeing damage to the camper eyes I'll go the relocation route. Assuming I get enough clearance this way.

Tie-downs seem to be the weakest point in the set, so don't do more extension than you really have to.

Torklift also has a camper anchor relocation kit. It places your turnbuckles at a different location on the camper-side tie downs to clear the Ram DRW.