So it is a nice day today so I thought it was a good time to put the TorkLift tie downs on my 2012 F350 SRW long bed. What a mess, I quickly saw why their own video only shows the install on the passenger side.
Step #1 drop the fuel tank shield or take it completely off to have enough room to work.
Step #2 Slide the first bracket up the fuel tank indent onto the frame rail and then slide it down to the frame rail so the tank shield can eventually be replaced.
Step#2 Sounds great, but there is nowhere near enough room to slide the bracket down the frame rail next to the tank. Not even close.
Ring up Tech Support at TorkLift. Clearly they have no clue, can I send pictures. Next take some pics and send em email. TorkLift calls verifies I have the right parts, which I do. In that case, I just have to unclamp the fuel tank and shift it over. Huh, I gotta move the fuel tank. Yeah, sometimes the tank has to be shifted over (there is really very little shifting that can be done with the fuel tank).
Give that a try and with a pry bar and a ball peen hammer, I could wedge it into place, but there will be absolutely 0" of clearance between the tank and the metal bracket. Probably not a good idea given that Ford has a rubber cushion wherever the tank makes contact with the the metal straps.
I can't be the first one to have this problem. Anyone in the forum heard of it before?
Steve