Here is the pair!
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Here is the pair!
All I need is my hitch now. Going to have to make some adjustments this truck sits up higher then my 03 F-250 FX4 did. Is it better to adjust the pinbox or the hitch.
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Don't worry until you get your hitch.
Then, you should strive to get the trailer level with about 6" inches of clearance between the bed rails and the bottom of the trailer overhang.
This is not always easy to do though.
Raising either the hitch off the bed or moving the pin box down in the frame accomplish the same goal. Giving the choice, I would raise the pin box as far as it would go and then get the height adjusment with the hitch.
My reasoning for this is that the hitch is usually very will made, the side plates that the pin box mount into - well they might be just strong enough. Moving it up keeps any flex to a minimum.
This is not always easy to do though.
Then, you should strive to get the trailer level with about 6" inches of clearance between the bed rails and the bottom of the trailer overhang.
This is not always easy to do though.
Raising either the hitch off the bed or moving the pin box down in the frame accomplish the same goal. Giving the choice, I would raise the pin box as far as it would go and then get the height adjusment with the hitch.
My reasoning for this is that the hitch is usually very will made, the side plates that the pin box mount into - well they might be just strong enough. Moving it up keeps any flex to a minimum.
This is not always easy to do though.
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Sure wish someone on here would give me the money for a Trailersaver hitch. I ordered my adapter plate for the holes and when it comes in I will be stuck with using my old slider hitch until I can save up for the Trailersaver. List is long of things I would like to add to the truck. New hitch, spray in bed liner, bed cover to protect new hitch when I get it, Weathertech floor mats..... list can go for a few more things. Loving the truck so far only have about 225 miles so far and sure hope I don't have any of the water in fuel problems that I have read about.
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My hitch is just hi enuf that I can still roll my Access Cover Tonneau cover over the top of it when not pulling the 5er. As for the pin box adjustment, personally, I would check with the RV Dealer or better yet, the RV manufacturer about torquing the bolts on the pinbox before I messed with it. JMO Not saying you can't do it. They're made to adjust. I would just get the torque specs.
Here's my matching pair:
Sorry they're not very representative of how well the two match. I'll have to get some better photos this summer.
Yours sure looks good though.
Here's my matching pair:
Sorry they're not very representative of how well the two match. I'll have to get some better photos this summer.
Yours sure looks good though.
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