Installing an Electric Brake Controller on a 2013 Dodge Ram

A place to start is to make sure you have brake flanges like #4-35. When a brake mounting flange is welded to an axle, it must be welded square and concentric. This usually requires a jig to hold both parts in position. A trailer shop should have the…

Sounds like your truck has a ball hole built into the bumper which is designed for mounting a hitch ball and you are looking for a hitch to fit underneath that. If this is the case the part #41948 would be exactly what you would need and would work…

Sounds like you are referring to the ball hole in the bumper of your 2017 Ram 1500 that isn't actually a hitch. So to upgrade that to a higher capacity hitch setup you'd want the Curt #13333 which is a Class III and has capacity of 6,000 lbs…

That's a very good question, we tend to be extra cautious and say to use 10 gauge wire because that would be more than enough. When you get into longer trailers that will end up using a lot of wire the heavier gauge wire becomes more necessary.…

With one exception, you will need to see your local Ram dealer to reconfigure the TIPM (Totally Integrated Power Module) on your 2012 Ram 1500 to install an aftermarket brake controller. The exception is the Curt Echo Mobile Trailer Brake Controller…

The harness is located underneath the dash, to the left of the steering column, taped to another harness near the emergency brake pedal. I attached a picture that shows what it looks like. I also attached installation instructions for the Tekonsha…

It is correct that Dodge made changes to the vehicle wiring for brake controllers in their 2013 model year Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup. The changes relate to the use of a new multiplex wiring system. I have linked an article that explains this change.…

Yes, you are correct the blue wire is not needed on a 7-way to use the Prodigy RF part #90250. All you need is the black wire of the 7-way to provide power for the controller. The blue wire from the vehicle to the trailer carries the brake output…

If your trailer does not have brakes all you would need is the part #37185 as an adapter to convert the 4-way to a 7-way. If you do have trailer brakes you would need the #ETBC7 instead of the #37185 and a brake controller. This kit comes with…

The Prodigy P3 trailer brake controller uses a 4-wire hookup. The white wire is to be grounded to the battery negative terminal; the black power wire connects to the battery hot terminal through a circuit breaker; the red wire takes in the brake…

On each individual electric brake magnet the amperage draw would be 3.0 to 3.2 max amps at 12 to 13 volts on 7-inch brake magnets and 3.2 to 4.0 max amps at 12 to 13 volts on 10 and 12-inch brake magnets. The max amperage draw for the brake magnets…

Tongue jacks are often rated higher than the weight of the trailer tongue they will be supporting. For tongue jack to meet your needs, I recommend the etrailer.com Electric Jack w/ Footplate - A-Frame - 25-1/8" Lift - 3.5K - Black #EJ-3520-BBX.…