B&W Gooseneck Trailer Hitch Installation - 2002 Dodge Ram Pickup Video

The upper bracket for the Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Air Helper Springs, #AL57215, that you referenced bolts to the outside of the frame rail where the frame brackets of your B and W Turnoverball currently sit. I spoke with B and W and they told me…

First, B and W gooseneck hitch #BWGNRC800 is just the hitch. You will also need an installation kit that fits your 1998 Dodge Ram 2500. For the installation kit and the hitch together use #BWGNRK1394. When we install gooseneck trailer hitches here…

State laws for trailer safety chains do vary a bit. In Indiana safety chains are required when pulling a 5th wheel trailer with a gooseneck hitch and any adapter. You may prefer to use chains like #RM3230 just for their safety margin, even if not…

The 2001 Ram uses different connectors, so you would want to use the Hopkins #HM42137 to install a 7-way connector in your truck bed. To install, you would use a hole saw to drill a 2-1/8 inch hole in the truck bed where you want the connector…

You will want the hitch to be set at the height that 1) allows the trailer to be level, and 2) allows you a minimum of 6 inches between the bottom of the trailer loft and the top of the bed rails. The fifth wheel hitches offer several inches of up…

If you have no trailer wiring presently on your truck I recommend the Tow Ready T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector, part #118329 first. This simply plugs into the existing wiring on your truck along the frame rail as…

If your 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 has no type of factory trailer wiring at all then you'll need first to install a 4-pole harness like #118329. This is a simple plug-in harness that installs at your tail light assemblies with no cutting or splicing of…

How long a system can support off-road support depends on your battery (or batteries) as well as what your use will be. Running things like AC will drastically change the time you can be away from shore power without a fairly good size generator. For…

At this time there are no in-bed hitches that will fit with the Firestone air bag kit #F2220 based on what Firestone states. So you'd have to remove that kit if you were serious about installing a gooseneck hitch and then use a Timbren part…

You are going to need to remove the air bags in your 1999 Dodge Ram in order to install the Curt Double Lock, Flip and Store Underbed Gooseneck Hitch w/ Installation Kit #C60734. The air bag kits we offer for this truck are not compatible with any…

The B&W Companion Flatbed #BWRVK3050 referenced in your question is designed to work with the B&W Flatbed Turnoverball #BWGNRK1500. In order to use the Companion the gooseneck hitch must first be installed. I spoke with my contact at B&W…

There are specific 5th wheel hitches for flat bed trucks and no installation kits because of how the hitches must install. As an example take a look at flat bed hitch #RP30054. To install the hitch a 1/2 inch thick steel plate has to be…