Tailgate slightly ajar

I have a 3rd gen Tacoma and I had an atv in the bed but I couldn’t close the tailgate all the way. It’s about 4 inches away from closing and I was wondering if there were any mods I could do to keep it slightly closed like that other than Gate King.

 

shortbed problems

 

Make your own from steel strip by plagiarizing this design? https://www.rackbiz.com/products/tailgate-support-bars?variant=41028120477793

Needs a keyhole on one end to engage the tailgate cable bolt, and a pin on the other end to engage the latch.

 

ratchet strap, and a solid pat with the exclamation "that ain't goin nowhere!"

 

Would this be strong enough to not have to use as many ratchet straps?

 

Someone did something similar here

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/adjustable-tailgate-cables-on-the-cheap.477171/

 

Just leave it down?

 

I’m leaving it down now but having it up would be nice just to keep stuff from rolling out and added security for the quad.

 

I might do the chain it seems useful, cheap, and strong thank you.

 

Just do the LB mod.

 

Just get a trailer … i don’t understand why people want to put that much weight in the bed of the truck …

 

There’s a lot of places hauling a trailer just sucks. An ATV in the bed is pretty normal.

 

See post #13 in this thread:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/anyone-have-photos-of-how-you-carry-4x8-sheet-goods.600362/

 

I have a trailer but I have no issues hauling it in the bed and a trailer ends up being more work and harder to get out of the small gravel road. One less thing to worry about.

 

I’d rather not have to drill holes I might just go with the chain method.

 

it’s very close I didn’t take a photo with it almost closed.

 

I have a trailer for my two 4 wheelers and my Razor, But one of my 4 wheelers just about spends hunting season in the bed of the Tacoma. September-January. I go and help get a lot of animals out for people, It's quicker with no trailer.

 

Duct tape