Tailgate tie down anchors / hooks that work with Tailgate Assist strut -- installed pics

[Drb]

I picked up these triangle tiedown points on amazon, fit nicely with the soft open tailgate assist strut mod and even goes over the remaining bottle opener just fine.

I did the same. Thanks for the tip!

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[JimG1127]

What's a good tailgate assist to get? Go with Ford? Or one on Amazon?

 

[Don806]

What's a good tailgate assist to get? Go with Ford? Or one on Amazon?

Dee Zee brand is my suggestion, but one of the off brands might work ok for the Maverick since the tailgate isn't that heavy. I got a $15 from Amazon for the 25 year old F150, and the tailgate drops fast about half way and then slows, but that tailgate is much heavier.

 

[Drb]

Dee Zee brand is my suggestion, but one of the off brands might work ok for the Maverick since the tailgate isn't that heavy. I got a $15 from Amazon for the 25 year old F150, and the tailgate drops fast about half way and then slows, but that tailgate is much heavier.

I got this one from Santa! Be sure you have the torx bits for the tie down.

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[Lane]

For those who have added the tailgate strut -

If you want to replace the tailgate tie down that had to be removed to fit the strut, I've made a few that I'm selling.

Works well and clears the new strut and no issues with the cable. I have a thread here in the For Sale forum.

 

[BDennis]

Just installed the anchor on mine...works great. Of course it came in a package of 5. Don't know what to do with the other 4...maybe someone else would like 1 (or more)...

Use the other four in the tie down locations up high on the bed sides. Prethreaded for just that purpose.

I do like the D ring for the tailgate as they lay flat when not in use.

 

[Don806]

Dee Zee brand is my suggestion, but one of the off brands might work ok for the Maverick since the tailgate isn't that heavy. I got a $15 from Amazon for the 25 year old F150, and the tailgate drops fast about half way and then slows, but that tailgate is much heavier.

I got an Amazon one for my 25 and it’s fine.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BWJ15WBZ?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

Made a couple tailgate tie downs to replace the factory ones.

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