Tie Downs for 2019 Chevy 3500

[PhilR]

Torklift is showing "nothing available" for my Chevy 2019 3500HD crew cab short box diesel 4wd. Does anyone know if the 2018 tiedowns will work on the 2019 truck? Thanks.

[trail-explorer]

Highly unlikely that something would change on the 2019 vs the 2018, considering the new HD trucks are coming out next year I think.

[PhilR]

My ace in the hole is that I just couldn't part with my 2013 Chevy 2500HD....so, I'm covered! Guess I'll wait awhile for TL to get a hold of a 2019 Chevy and figure it out.I hope it's before the end of the month....I'm anxious to see how my NL 8-11 rides on the 3500.

[SideHillSoup]

PhilR wrote:
Torklift is showing "nothing available" for my Chevy 2019 3500HD crew cab short box diesel 4wd. Does anyone know if the 2018 tiedowns will work on the 2019 truck? Thanks.

They fit on my 2017 GMC 3500, and this summer we ran into a couple in a new 2018 3500 and they had the same Torklift tiedowns I have.
Do they fit the 2019, no idea; however, unless GM /Chevy changed something with the body / frame design they should fit.
Soup

[mkirsch]

Someone has to be the guinea pig. Why not you?

We're talking about a truck that there's exactly, TWO, of on the road currently. They just started showing up in dealer lots a week ago. The odds of the other guy who owns this same truck having a TC, participating in this forum, AND having tried the 2018 Torklift tiedowns are slim to none.

As I see it you've got two choices.

First, buy the 2018 tiedowns and see if they fit. I haven't seen any advertising hype saying anything about "all new" so the design is almost certainly a carryover from 2018 with a few minor cosmetic changes. You've got a pretty good chance of success with this.

Second, sit around and mope until Torklift updates their information.

[PhilR]

Thanks for the input. I had already talked to TL and they said "don't have for that vehicle....buy the 2018 and if they don't fit, send back".

[Kayteg1]

SidecarFlip wrote:
Just flat plate stock with the necessary holes drilled in it. The square tube butt welds to the plate with a couple gussets. Not a big welding job or drilling job that I can see. Any welder with a suitable amperage glue gun and plasma cutter can do a set up pretty quick. Some rattle can black and all is good.

It was nothing but a flat plate for my 2017 F350.
Pretty twisted frame took pretty twisted plate to make a base.
Still something went wrong, or the frame twist was too much for plate twist as the manual called for shimming the plate in couple of points.
As far as I like fitting new design, I think I could spend couple of weeks trying that in my shop.

[Grit_dog]

'19s are the same truck as 18s. No reason to believe '18s won't work.
You know if you don't have a whole weekend to dedicate to the project or a......welder.

[SidecarFlip]

I have to agree that TL has excellent customer service but at a price, IOW nothing there is cheap.

[SidecarFlip]

Kayteg1 wrote:
I called torklift directly when I got new truck as even etrailer did show tie downs for my model, I called them and the item was out of stock with 2 months expected delivery.
Direct call to torklift did work as they don't work via website.
Not really good CS as they don't do tracking, but the ties come in timely manners. (I am getting good working tracking on $5 item send from China)
Don't think a weld shop can custom made molds for front frame mounts.Don't think a weld shop can custom made molds for front frame mounts.
Rear is easy and I fabricated those in not much more than 1 hr.

Why not. Just flat plate stock with the necessary holes drilled in it. The square tube butt welds to the plate with a couple gussets. Not a big welding job or drilling job that I can see. Any welder with a suitable amperage glue gun and plasma cutter can do a set up pretty quick. Some rattle can black and all is good.

[Kayteg1]

I called torklift directly when I got new truck as even etrailer did show tie downs for my model, I called them and the item was out of stock with 2 months expected delivery.
Direct call to torklift did work as they don't work via website.
Not really good CS as they don't do tracking, but the ties come in timely manners. (I am getting good working tracking on $5 item send from China)
Don't think a weld shop can custom made molds for front frame mounts.
Rear is easy and I fabricated those in not much more than 1 hr.

[GeoBoy]

996Pilot wrote:
Call Torklift directly for the answer. Good customer service!

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[996Pilot]

Call Torklift directly for the answer. Good customer service!

[Lwiddis]

My Chevy dealer has at least one 2019. Its not for sale yet last time I looked but your dealer may let you measure if he/she has one.

[SidecarFlip]

Go to any competent weld shop and have them build a set to fit. Better yet, build them yourself. Both avenues would probably be cheaper than buying them ready made.

Nothing there is rocket science at all. Mounting plates, schedule 60 square tubing and some drilling and lynch pins.

If you have a new truck that has a factory receiver hitch on the back, check and see if there is a square through hole in the receiver. My buddy has a Ford F350 with a factory receiver hitch and all he did for the rear mount was slide an appropriate sized square tube through the hole in the receiver, added screw eyes on the ends and used that for his rear tie down points. He drilled and tapped the square tube on each side of the hitch frame and added bolts to keep it from sliding back and forth.