Is a Reese Goose Box or Flex Air Pin Box Better for Reducing Ride Quality and Chucking
Question:
Which would be a better in controlling road shock and chucking? Reese Goose Box or Flex Air! Would air bags on a truck help with up and down movement. Thanks
asked by: Joel C
Helpful Expert Reply:
The Reese Goose Box and a Flex Air pin box serve 2 different functions. So if you have a 5th wheel trailer that you want to tow with a gooseneck trailer hitch you would use a Goose Box (more on that later). If you have a 5th wheel trailer hitch then you would use the Flex Air. Both are cushioned and have shocks so I would not give the advantage to either one.
If your truck has a gooseneck hitch and you need to tow a 5th wheel trailer the Reese Goose Box is the best option. But they only fit in place of certain factory pin boxes.
Goose Box # RP85FR fits Lippert 1621 and 1621HD pin boxes
Goose Box # RP94716-61301 fits Lippert 0115, 1116 and 1716 pin boxes
If you are towing a 5th wheel trailer with a 5th wheel hitch then the Flex Air pin boxes also only fit in place of certain factory pin boxes. To determine what will fit I would need the manufacturer and model of the pin box (not the trailer). This information should be on a sticker or plate on the pin box itself.
Products Referenced in This Question
Reese Goose Box 5th-Wheel-to-Gooseneck Air Ride Coupler Adapter - 20,000 lbs
- Gooseneck and Fifth Wheel Adapters
- Adapts Trailer
- Fifth Wheel Trailer to Gooseneck Hitch
- 20000 lbs GTW
- Replaces King Pin
- King Pin Adapters
- Fabex 600
- Lippert 0719
- Lippert 1621
- Lippert 1716
- Lippert Rhino
- Reese
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Reese Goose Box 5th-Wheel-to-Gooseneck Air Ride Coupler Adapter - Lippert 1716 - 16,000 lbs
- Gooseneck and Fifth Wheel Adapters
- Adapts Trailer
- Fifth Wheel Trailer to Gooseneck Hitch
- Replaces King Pin
- King Pin Adapters
- Lippert 0115
- Lippert 1116
- Lippert 1716
- Reese
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Tow Ready Safety Chain Kit with Clevis Hooks - 44" Long - 16,000 lbs - Qty 2
- Trailer Safety Chains
- Safety Chains
- Gooseneck Hitch
- Towing a Trailer
- 44 Inch Long
- 16000 lbs
- Pair of Chains
- Clevis Hooks
- Standard Chains
- Tow Ready
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