5th Wheel Installation Kit for a 1999 Ford F-350 and RBW Lil Rocker 5th Wheel Hitch

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I have A 1999 f350 ford diesel. I have a RBW lil rocker 15 k with the rails but no underbed brackets or hardware. Will the Reese RP50140 work or are special brackets required for the ford. Will any drilling be required.

asked by: Larry

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Brackets # RP50140 and full kit # RP50140-58 are for certain Ram trucks but we do have fantastic options for your 1999 Ford F-350 though. You can use Reese kit # RP50082-58. This is a custom kit and no drilling into the truck frame is required for installation.

You will need to use the full kit unless the rails you have are 10-bolt Reese rails (with mounting holes on the side flanges). This is because there is no guarantee that rails from one manufacturer will fit properly with brackets from a different manufacturer. Also the parts have not been tested together making the capacity unknown.

The rails in kit # RP50082-58 are compatible with the RBW Lil' Rocker 5th wheel hitch. I have linked a video showing an example installation for you.

expert reply by: Michael H

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Answer 1

Thank you for reaching back out and clarifying that, the reason you received a response talking about a 5th wheel hitch is because base rails are a 5th wheel product. What you are needing is something different than base rails. The TracRac's are…

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Answer 2

You will have to go with a sliding hitch to allow the trailer to make tight turns. For a trailer 8 feet wide the only bed length that's going to allow 90 degree turns without a slider is a stationary hitch. That being said you have two options.…

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The OEM prep package consists of 4 "pucks" in the bed of the truck that will allow you to drop in puck style hitches for easy installation and removal, that gives you a completely clear bed when not in use. The B&W Companion OEM 5th…

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Answer 4

Great question, Jeff! When the Rota-Flex first came out it renovated what a pin box could do and be, but at this point in time that technology is a little more dated and the Gen-Y Hitch Shock Absorbing 5th Wheel Pin Box #325-GH-8040 is the "new…

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Answer 5

You do not have to use a sliding 5th wheel hitch in a short bed truck. In many cases, truck beds shorter than 8 ft do not have enough clearance between the trailer and truck to execute sharp turns. This is why sliding hitches were invented. Due to…

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Answer 6

Choosing the right height setting for your 5th wheel hitch is a combination of a few different variables. First of all you want your towing setup to be as level as possible. With your Montana High Country 340BH level you will want to measure from the…

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Answer 7

Yes, the puck system used on the 2016-2019 Chevy/GMC trucks is different than the pucks used on the 2020 and newer trucks. So you would need a 5th wheel like the B&W Companion #BWRVK3710 for your 2020 GMC Sierra 3500 with an 8' Bed. If you…

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Answer 8

Beds shorter than 8 foot do commonly need a slider hitch David, but a lot of modern fifth wheel trailers are now made with tapered noses to help and in a lot of cases a slider isn't required. So if the trailer you plan to tow has a tapered nose…

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Answer 9

The Ram OEM 5th wheel puck system, shown in the linked photo and article, was launched in 2013 so what you have in your truck is likely to be an aftermarket installation of some kind. These newer Ram trucks with the factory prep can directly accept a…

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Answer 10

The head alone for the B&W Companion hitch #BWRVK3500 weighs about 70 pounds. Everything else weighs about 130 pounds. So the total weight of the hitch is approximately 200 pounds.

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Answer 11

While the best and most certain way to tell if your 2018 Ford F-250 has the puck system is to call your local Ford dealer with your VIN, it should be pretty easy to tell otherwise. If your bed looks like the accompanying photo - with four accessible…

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Answer 12

The factory prep package or pucks are not the same between Ram, GM and Ford. The spacing is all different which means you cannot use a 5th wheel hitch for Ram pucks on a GM with pucks. Take the Curt A25 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch for example which is…

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