Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Bracket Kit for Ford F250 and F350
(14 reviews)
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Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Bracket Kit for Ford F250 and F350
Item # C16443
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CURT Accessories and Parts - C16443
- Fifth Wheel Installation Kit
- Brackets
- Custom
- CURT
Install your fifth wheel trailer hitch in half the time with this custom bracket kit. Requires less drilling than universal kits and mounts to existing holes in your vehicle's chassis to provide a secure and custom fit.
Features:
- Mounts beneath your truck bed to provide attachment points for 5th wheel rails - sold separately
- Requires Curt base rails (C16104 or C16204)
- Provides a custom fit by mounting to existing holes in your vehicle's frame
- Minimizes the amount of drilling required
- Cuts installation time in half when compared with universal bracket kits
- Includes all necessary hardware
- Works with Curt, Draw-Tite, Hidden Hitch, Reese, Valley and Husky 5th wheel hitches
- Assembled in USA
16443 Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Bracket Kit
Installation Details
Video of Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Bracket Kit for Ford F250 and F350
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Video Transcript for Curt Fifth Wheel Installation Kit C16443 Review
Today we're going to take a look at the Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Bracket Kit for the Ford F250 and F350 trucks. Now, this is a custom fit part, it is designed to fit the 1999 to 2004 Ford F250 and F350 trucks, with either the six and three quarter foot bed, or the eight food bed. Now, on any custom fit part, I always like to recommend for you to go to our website, use our fit guide. Put in your year and model vehicle, and it'll show you if this will work for your application. Now, these are custom brackets, these will mount beneath your truck bed, and they provide the attachment points for your fifth wheel base rails to connect to. The base rails we do sell separately. These brackets do require the Curt base rails, we sell those in either the part number C16104, or C16204.
Now, these brackets will provide a custom fit by mounting to existing holes in your vehicles frame. This will help minimize the amount of drilling that is required, and it cuts the installation time in half, when compared with universal bracket kits. It does include everything shown here on the table; it includes the two mounting brackets, all the mounting hardware you need to install it, and a nice set of detailed instructions. Now, when these brackets are used with the Curt base rails, this part is compatible with BMW, Curt, Demco, Draw-Tite, Hidden Hitch, Husky, Reese, and Valley fifth wheel hitches. That should do it for the review of he Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Bracket Kit for the Ford F250 and F350 trucks.
Customer Satisfaction Score:
94% were satisfied with this product
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Customer Reviews
Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Bracket Kit for Ford F250 and F350 - C16443
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (14 Customer Reviews)
Install your fifth wheel trailer hitch in half the time with this custom bracket kit. Requires less drilling than universal kits and mounts to existing holes in your vehicle's chassis to provide a secure and custom fit.by: Zachary03/20/2024
Bolts where all over in the box like they didn't care
by: Allan 02/29/2024
Easy install, everything fit as intende d.
by: Robert09/26/2019
Item and instructions were spot on! Installed by myself in a couple of hours. I had universal brackets that had to be removed first, that's why it took longer. Would i buy this product from etrailer again? [HECK] YES! MY only regret was not buying this product from them to begin with. They've gained a new loyal customer ..... Me! Thank you tech support and etrailer!
by: Brent 03/09/2023
Perfect fit in my 99 F350. Easy installation took about hr and a half that’s with removing old 5th wheel brackets. My 16k Reese hitch fits perfectly.
by: Larry04/25/2016
The product was well worth the money. With a good design and all of the mounting hardware included you cannot go wrong. Also the sales lady was very helpful. She knew which item I needed and was very pleasant to talk to. I will be dealing with E-Trailer again. Thanks again
by: randy willis06/30/2017
the brackets fit perfect and I received them very quick .I will order again if I need trailer supplies or a hitch thanks
by: Keith10/09/2018
The fifth wheel mounting brackets were delivered as promised.The instructions were concise and easy to understand.We were able to complete installation in about an hour and a half.Made the whole install go much easier.
by: C. Stephens06/10/2016
This install kit is one of the easiest that I gave found. It's very easy to install with easy and understandable direction.
by: Murray I05/12/2020
Great product holes lined up perfect took about 1/2 an hour to install in my driveway would certainly recommend
Murray I.
5/17/2021
Well its been a year and the product works great like the day I installed it.good durable product
by: They fit05/02/2017
Fit good and does the job.
by: Roger 07/19/2021
Worked just great.
by: Ken P.07/14/2016
shipped quickly, fit my truck as adveri sed
by: Samuel 09/07/2022
by: Russell 07/28/2021
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- Curt 5th Wheel Brackets And Base Rails That Fit A 2019 Ford F-250Yes, the Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Brackets # C16443 for the Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Base Rails # C16204 does fit your 2019 Ford F-250.
view full answer... - Correct Curt Custom Brackets for Curt Base Rails on a 1999 Ford F-250 Super DutyThe Curt Custom Brackets # C16443 are what you need to use for your 1999 Ford F-250 as the Custom Brackets # C16448 are for 2005-2010 Ford Super Duty models. You can combine this bracket kit with the industry standard base rails as part # C16443-204 on our site. This kit will fit whether you have the long or short bed.
view full answer... - Can Any Branded Base Rails Be Used In A 2002 Ford F-350 Super Duty Hi Zachary, Most 5th wheel trailer hitches all follow an industry standard spacing of 22" from center to center of the rails. If you measure your current rails from center to center then and get 22" then we know you have industry standard spacing (ISR). From there you just need to check the hitch's spacing as there are a few hitches on the market that have some oddball spacings and require specific rails. Let me know what measurement you have on the base rails and the model of the hitch...
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- Fifth Wheel Rail Kit Recommendation for a 2001 Ford F-350 without DrillingThe Curt fifth wheel bracket kit you would need to install a set of Curt rails in the bed of your 2001 Ford F-350 would be the part # C16443. This will require drilling though. For a rail and bracket kit for your truck that won't require drilling you would want the part number # RP50082-58. I attached an install video for you to check out. Since we don't recommend mixing rail and bracket manufacturers this would be your best option.
view full answer... - Custom Fifth Wheel Hitch Installation Brackets for 2008 Ford F350For your 2008 F350, I would recommend the Reese Fifth Wheel Installation Kit, part # RP50082. For your convenience, I will provide a link to the installation instructions.
view full answer... - Correct Curt Manufacturing 5th Wheel Install Frame Brackets for 2000 Ford F350 w/ 8 Foot BedFor your 2000 Ford F350, the correct frame mounting bracket kit would be part # C16443. For the frame bracket/ bed rail kit, use part # C16443-204. If you already have Curt bed rails, you can certainly use the # C16443 by itself, but we don't recommend using frame brackets and bed rails from different manufacturers. They WILL fit, but since they haven't been tested together, using brackets from one manufacturer and rails from another could yield an unknown weight capacity, which would...
view full answer... - Is the Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Bracket Kit # C16443 Compatible with Air Bags on a 2001 Ford F350I spoke to my contact at Curt and he said that the air bags that are installed on your 2001 Ford F350 are compatible with the Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Bracket Kit # C16443. To install both at the same time you will need to first remove the air bags, install the fifth wheel rails, and then install the air bags. I attached a copy of the installation instructions for you to check out also.
view full answer... - 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch Installation Kit for a 1986 Ford F-250There are 5th wheel trailer hitch installation kits that will fit your 1986 Ford F-250 but Curt kit # C16443 will not fit. For a kit that will fit no matter how your 1986 F-250 is configured you can use the Reese universal kit # RP30035. The 1986 Ford F-250 came in a short and long bed and overload springs were an option. To see the other options you can use the link provided to go to the 5th wheel hitch main page for your truck. Choose the configuration that matches what you have and...
view full answer... - Mounting Brackets for Curt E16 5th Wheel Hitch on 2004 Ford F-250 Short Bed The complete base rail kit that is designed to fit your 2004 Ford F-250 short bed and will work perfectly with the Curt E16 hitch is the part # C16443-204. This includes both the base rails and the custom brackets that will use existing holes in the F-250's frame rails to cut down on the needed drilling during installation. For just the brackets that are included in this kit you would use part # C16443. If you already have a set of base rails please keep in mind that we typically recommend...
view full answer... - Correct Curt 5th Wheel Frame Brackets for 2002 Ford F-250/F-350The correct Curt fifth wheel frame brackets for a 2002 Ford F-250 is the Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Bracket Kit for Ford F250 and F350 part # C16443, so yes these are the right ones.
view full answer... - Fifth Wheel Bracket Kit Recommendation for a 1999 Ford F-250Actually the Curt fifth wheel bracket kit you would need is the part # C16443. The # C16448 that you referenced is not compatible with your truck so I would not recommend it for you. If you needed rails as well you would want the part # C16204 for just the rails or part # C16443-204 to order a kit that includes both.
view full answer... - Custom Fit 5th Wheel Brackets for a 2001 Ford F-350 Super DutyTo install your Curt A20 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch w/ R20 Slider - Dual Jaw - 20,000 lbs item # C16541 in a 2001 Ford F-350 you will need the Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Bracket Kit for Ford F250 and F350 item # C16443. This is the correct bracket kit for your truck. If you need the rails and the custom brackets you will want the Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Installation Kit for Ford F250 and F350 - Carbide Finish item # C16443-204. I recommend adding the Curt 5th Wheel/Gooseneck Custom Wiring Harness...
view full answer... - Does Curt 5th Wheel Hitch R16 Roller Base Fit Universal Base Rails on 2000 Ford Super DutyYes, the R16 base for a Curt sliding 5th wheel hitch will fit universal base rails. The two hitches with these are the Curt E16 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch with R16 Roller # 16516 and Curt A16 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch with R16 Slider # C16521. Both of these will fit Curt Universal Fifth Wheel Base Rails - Gloss Finish # C16104 or Carbide Finish # C16204. For your 2000 Ford F-250 or F-350 Super Duty, to install these rails you will need the Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Bracket Kit for Ford F-250...
view full answer... - Which Air Bag Suspension Kit Fits 2000 Ford F-250 with Fifth Wheel Rail KitWe have an air bag suspension enhancement kit that fits your 2000 Ford F-250 that is also compatible with an in-bed hitch with the Firestone part # F2550 but the Air Lift you mentioned is not it. There isn't a longer bolt solution or anything else that would allow it to work. The Curt bracket kit part # C16443 is correct for your truck as well or we have it with the rails part # C16443-204.
view full answer... - Fifth Wheel Rail Kit for 1990 Ford F-250 and Where to Locate Rails in BedFor your 1990 Ford F-250 long bed we have the Reese universal fifth wheel rail kit part # RP30035 as a fit which will work great. In general you want to install fifth wheel rails so that the center of the hitch's jaw is centered over the rear axle or slightly forward. That said Reese recommends you place the rear rail edge 29-1/4 inches forward of the rear edge of the truck bed which puts the fifth wheel jaw center 1-1/2 inches forward of rear axle center. This is several inches forward...
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