Will Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Interfere With Fifth Wheel On 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 4 X 4  

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The Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs, part # F2430 is a fit for your 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 4 X 4 truck. The installation on your truck would be the same as you see in the video on the 2011 Silverado.

As far as interfering with the installation of the fifth wheel rails, I spoke with my contacts at both Firestone and Reese about the two components. Since manufacturers will not test fit their product with another manufacturer's products they both said that it depends on the other company installation and whether the location of the brackets would interfere with one another. The air suspension brackets mount directly above the axle to the frame and to the inside of the leaf spring.

When installing the rails in the bed of the truck, per the fifth wheel rail installation instructions you would measure approximately 25 inches from the rear edge of the bed of your truck and that is where the rear edge of the rail would be installed. from there it is 22 inches to the forward rail in the bed of the truck. If those measurements fall on each side of the axle, then you should have no problem using both systems.

I am attaching the installation instructions for the Ride-Rite system and also for the Reese Rail kit.

The universal installation rail kit for your truck is the Reese Fifth Wheel Installation Kit, part # RP30035. This kit will work with Curt, Draw-Tite, Hidden Hitch, Reese, Valley and Husky, and RBW Li'l Rocker Hitch Fifth Wheel Hitch. These rails will not work with Reese Elite Series (Signature Series) or Valley UBS hitches. These rails would be the least intrusive when installing the air helper system. I have also attached an installation video that shows how the rails are installed. The vehicle is a different model but the installation would be a similar process.

expert reply by: Jeffrey L

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