Ford Maverick Bed D-Ring - optional or standard?

[Sgthell]

I picked up my Maverick XL, AWD, 2.0 today. Got home and noticed the 2 D-Ring anchors in the forward portion of the bed were missing. Are the D-Rings an optional accessory or should they have been furnished? The ride home was very nice! Going to install the modular bed liner, but need those missing D-Rings.

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[HiYoAu]

I picked up my Maverick XL, AWD, 2.0 today. Got home and noticed the 2 D-Ring anchors in the forward portion of the bed were missing. Are the D-Rings an optional accessory or should they have been furnished? The ride home was very nice! Going to install the modular bed liner, but need those missing D-Rings.

No D rings on the XLs. You need to add them. You may also want to add another set of upper anchor points near the tailgate.

There’s a sticky for adding D-rings.

 

[PlantMan]

Try a forum search on "d ring"

 

[Sgthell]

No D rings on the XLs. You need to add them. You may also want to add another set of upper anchor points near the tailgate.

There’s a sticky for adding D-rings.

Thanks for the info. Whats a few more accessories at this point.

 

[paneubert]

Heads up that the holes in the floor of the bed for the D-Ring are NOT threaded yet. So you will need to buy a tap/die set and do it yourself. Or buy self-tapping screws. I believe the same is true of the holes on the sides of the bed. The floor holes are larger diameter than the side bed holes. Another FYI. Haha.

 

[Sgthell]

Heads up that the holes in the floor of the bed for the D-Ring are NOT threaded yet. So you will need to buy a tap/die set and do it yourself. Or buy self-tapping screws. I believe the same is true of the holes on the sides of the bed. The floor holes are larger diameter than the side bed holes. Another FYI. Haha.

Wow. I have taps and dies and most every other tool ever made. Maybe it’s time for a trip to Home Depot‘s D-Ring aisle. Hope I don’t have to drill and tap to install the modular bed liner.

 

[paneubert]

Wow. I have taps and dies and most every other tool ever made. Maybe it’s time for a trip to Home Depot‘s D-Ring aisle. Hope I don’t have to drill and tap to install the modular bed liner.

Checked my Amazon order history. Floor of bed should be M8 with a 1.25mm pitch. I did 28mm length.

These screws:
These D-Rings:
Side of bed should be M6. I did M6 with a 1.00 mm pitch....... I think around 14mm length?

These screws:
These "tie-downs":
I think the problem you might find if you just go to Home Depot is that the spacing of the D-Ring plate holes does not match the Maverick bed hole spacing. I've seen a few people post their frustration at needing to drill out the plate holes a bit wider or more narrow to match the bed. The D-Rings I linked to on Amazon are apparently a good spacing. Disclaimer.....I have not installed these yet.

 

[Sgthell]

Checked my Amazon order history. Floor of bed should be M8 with a 1.25mm pitch. I did 28mm length.

These screws:
These D-Rings:
Side of bed should be M6. I did M6 with a 1.00 mm pitch....... I think around 14mm length?

These screws:
These "tie-downs":
I think the problem you might find if you just go to Home Depot is that the spacing of the D-Ring plate holes does not match the Maverick bed hole spacing. I've seen a few people post their frustration at needing to drill out the plate holes a bit wider or more narrow to match the bed. The D-Rings I linked to on Amazon are apparently a good spacing. Disclaimer.....I have not installed these yet.

Thanx for all the info. I really appreciate it. Got some work ahead of me.

 

[WannaMav]

See also:

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/1-000-mile-update.16941/

 

[pauldonis]

When I took my drop-in out, there were washers for spacers on all of the tie-down mount points. You’ll likely need to add some; they used tape to hold them in place before the liner goes in.

 

[CSmith]

I picked up my Maverick XL, AWD, 2.0 today. Got home and noticed the 2 D-Ring anchors in the forward portion of the bed were missing. Are the D-Rings an optional accessory or should they have been furnished? The ride home was very nice! Going to install the modular bed liner, but need those missing D-Rings.

@Shay with Test Driven TV made an excellent video on installing cargo box tie downs. Worth a watch.

DIY Cargo Box Tie-Downs

 

[Sgthell]

I ordered 4 surface, single hole mounted anchors with 1/4” d-rings from Amazon. I only need to tap one 8mm hole for each d-ring anchor. They are rated at 4000lbs ultimate, so plenty good for my purposes. I’ll probably mount the other 2 below the bed rails. Picked up 4 sst, 8mm, pan head screws at ACE hardware, so I’m good to go.

 

[Stive]

Checked my Amazon order history. Floor of bed should be M8 with a 1.25mm pitch. I did 28mm length.

These screws:
These D-Rings:
Side of bed should be M6. I did M6 with a 1.00 mm pitch....... I think around 14mm length?

These screws:
These "tie-downs":
I think the problem you might find if you just go to Home Depot is that the spacing of the D-Ring plate holes does not match the Maverick bed hole spacing. I've seen a few people post their frustration at needing to drill out the plate holes a bit wider or more narrow to match the bed. The D-Rings I linked to on Amazon are apparently a good spacing. Disclaimer.....I have not installed these yet.

Did the “Keeper D ring” work in the truck bed? I installed a DIBL and need to cover those holes. Thanks

 

[Tallmaverickguy]

I ordered 4 surface, single hole mounted anchors with 1/4” d-rings from Amazon. I only need to tap one 8mm hole for each d-ring anchor. They are rated at 4000lbs ultimate, so plenty good for my purposes. I’ll probably mount the other 2 below the bed rails. Picked up 4 sst, 8mm, pan head screws at ACE hardware, so I’m good to go.

Does anyone have a link for the right d rings?

 

[KdeB]

Heads up that the holes in the floor of the bed for the D-Ring are NOT threaded yet. So you will need to buy a tap/die set and do it yourself. Or buy self-tapping screws. I believe the same is true of the holes on the sides of the bed. The floor holes are larger diameter than the side bed holes. Another FYI. Haha.

Holes in the side of the bed — where the bed rails go — ARE already threaded. M8, despite what you might see in Ford bed rail installation video that says they are M6.

(We just did a DIY bed rail installation last week, and used Hillman M8-1.25 x 25mm Stainless Steel Internal Hex Button-Head Cap Screws)

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