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Dec 10, 2003 | 05:39 PM

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5th wheel hitch

5th wheel hitch mounting in bed fo truck where would you mount the hitch. 1" inch a head of axle or 2' inchs behind axle?

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Dec 10, 2003 | 06:40 PM

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in front, your hitch should have instructions to tell you

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Dec 10, 2003 | 07:07 PM

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Dec 12, 2003 | 06:13 PM

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All the hitches we put in go either right above the axil or slightly ahead of the Axil

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Dec 19, 2003 | 02:29 PM

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My hitch and the brochure i received from ford said to put my hitch 1 inch in front of the rear axle. that basicly puts the ball right over the axle when you are hooked to the 5th wheel.

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