Reese Revolution/Sidewinder Pin Box Wedge Options for Curt A16 from Reese and Curt

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I bought the Sidewinder Wedge for Curt A Series 5th Wheel Trailer Hitches C16992 instead of the Sidewinder Wedge Kit for Curt A16 Fifth Wheel Trailer Hitch Item # RP31016 and installed on my revolution pin box mating with my curt A16 hitch. Does this make a difference. The A series is installed and seems to fit ok. Would the specific A16 wedge fit better or any other performance difference?

asked by: Edmund H

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You are totally fine. Curt and Sidewinder both make wedges for the Curt A16 hitch you have and both will work great. The Reese/Sidewinder brand is the part # RP31016 and the Curt brand is part # C16992. You'll notice that the design for both are about identical.

expert reply by: Jameson C

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Answer 1

Your Mopar M25 hitch is actually a Curt A-25 hitch and would be compatible with your Sidewinder pin box, you'd just need to use wedge kit #C16992 to lock the king pin into the jaws of the hitch. If your new Ram has an 8 ' bed and you no…

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Answer 2

5th wheel wedge #C16992 is the correct one for your Curt A16 hitch to allow use of a Revolution pivoting pin box. Since one of the two bolts sheared off it sounds like the initial installation left one of the bolts too loose (the one that did not…

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Answer 3

3/16 of an inch is a solid amount of gap that's not too lose and not too tight. Basically you wanted as tight as you can get without causing it to become difficult to connect or disconnect so what you are doing now seems to be correct from what I…

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Answer 4

Essentially the difference is just two different manufacturers making the same product. Reese makes the #RP31016 who is who makes the Sidewinders whereas the Curt #C16992 is made by the company who makes the Curt A Series hitches. Either would work…

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Answer 5

Yes, the #SWW-03 wedge is the correct wedge to use with your Reese Revolution pin box and your Reese 16k 5th wheel hitch. I confirmed this with a representative at Reese and they also suggested some maintenance tips that you can do to keep your hitch…

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Answer 6

The Reese Revolution/Sidewinder wedge is designed to lock the head of the hitch to the king pin of the trailer so that it can't turn. This forces the setup to turn at the turret of the Revolution instead which is what gives you the turning…

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Answer 7

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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Answer 8

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 9

Hey Jay. It sounds like you are on the right track here because a sidewinder pin box will be your only option for pulling your 5th wheel since you have a short bed truck with the Rambox. That said, you are right that the Reese Sidewinder cannot be…

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Answer 10

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 11

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 12

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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