Recommended Sidewinder Pin Box And 5th Wheel Hitch For A 2017 Ram 1500 With 5.5 Bed
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Thank you for your reply This will work together?
asked by: Louis D
Helpful Expert Reply:
For a 2017 Ram 1500 with a 5/5' bed you'll definitely need to use a sidewinder pin box or Demco Sliding hitch # DM8550040 to prevent the nose of your 2015 KZ Durango D296BH from coming into contact with the cab of your truck. To find a compatible sidewinder pin box for your trailer you'll need to know the bolt pattern of the current pin box. Typically there is a sticker with the model number, serial number, etc. on it that can be used to find out the bolt pattern. If you do not have any identifiers on your current pin box you can follow the steps in the attached help guide article to determine what pin box you have.
Once you know what you have you can then find the sidewinder with the matching bolt pattern. For example the Reese Sidewinder 5th Wheel King Pin with Rotating Turret # RP34FR you were looking at will fit a Fabex 663, Fabex 665, Lippert 0719, Lippert 1621, Lippert 1621HD, M&M 663, and an M&M 665 bolt pattern. With your GVWR only being around 10,500lbs I recommend going with a 16k sidewinder instead like the # RP61422.
For the fifth wheel hitch to go along with your sidewinder pin box I recommend the Reese M5 5th Wheel # RP30928 with rails # RP30035-523. You will also need wedge # 201100 to work with rotating pin box.
Products Referenced in This Question
Replacement Universal Wedge for 5th Airborne Sidewinders
- Accessories and Parts
- Fifth Wheel King Pin
- Wedges
- Reese 5th Wheel
- Reese
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Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch w/ Slider - Single Jaw - Above Bed - 13,000 lbs
- Fifth Wheel Hitch
- Sliding Fifth Wheel
- Above Bed Rails
- 3250 lbs Vertical Load
- 13000 lbs GTW
- Double Pivot
- Premium - Single-Hook Jaw
- 15-1/4 - 18 Inch Tall
- 22-1/2 Inch Fore/Aft Travel
- Demco
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Reese Semi-Custom Base Rail and Installation Kit for 5th Wheel Trailer Hitches - Ram
- Fifth Wheel Installation Kit
- Semi-Custom
- Above the Bed
- Reese
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Reese M5 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch - Single Jaw - 20,000 lbs
- Fifth Wheel Hitch
- Fixed Fifth Wheel
- Above Bed Rails
- 20000 lbs GTW
- Premium - Single-Hook Jaw
- 14 - 18 Inch Tall
- Reese
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Reese Sidewinder 5th Wheel King Pin with Rotating Turret - 20,000 lbs
- Fifth Wheel King Pin
- Upgraded Pin Box
- Provides Turning Clearance
- 20000 lbs GTW
- Rotating Turret
- Fabex 663
- Fabex 665
- Lippert 0719
- Lippert 1621
- Lippert 1621HD
- M and M 663
- M and M 665
- Lippert Rhino
- Reese
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Lou
10/12/2021
Thank you for your reply This will work together?