Longwoodklon, I did not drill any holes, they were existing (go look) I used 1/4-20 s/s socket cap flat heads, the hard part was getting the nuts on as the bed is tight to the cab. I zip tied the wrench to an extension to reach them.
Here is a picture of the tailgate, I also used the existing holes.
It was getting dented just from walking on it and moving some furniture. The angle really stiffens it up and now have no problem riding the bike up the ramp. Riding the bike up really puts a lot of stress on the tailgate with the combined weight of me and the bike and the force at which you hit the ramp. ...kp
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