Stromberg Carlson 5th Wheel Louvered Tailgate Installation - 2012 Ram 3500 Video

The first and easiest thing you should check is that the trailer is being towed level. If the trailer is nose high or low that can cause the equalizers to not sit level. You will need to select the correct rise/drop ball mount so that the trailer…

The suspension in general on your trailer looks very worn. I would replace as much as I could on it to get it back to good working order. The problem with the equalizer cocked to one side like that can happen sometimes. It usually fixes itself when a…

Yes, a trailer that is nose up can cause big problems. A level trailer is ideal and worth working toward for safety. The good news is that you can get the trailer almost exactly level with switching ball mounts. This is where an adjustable ball mount…

To wire two 6-volt batteries in series to produce 12-volts, you would connect the load to the positive terminal of battery #1. Connect the negative terminal of battery #1 to the positive terminal of battery #2. Ground the negative terminal of battery…

For a 5th Wheel Tailgate like #VGD-10-4000, I recommend the Rear View Safety Backup Camera System with Flush Mount Camera #RVS-7707721 or the Rear View Safety Backup Camera System - Mirror with Monitor #RVS-772718 with this same camera. This is one…

I do have an option for you but the Stromberg Carlson 4000 Series 5th Wheel Louvered Tailgate part #VGD-10-4000 does not have a spot for the factory backup camera. Therefore you would either need to find a way to mount this yourself, go without, or…

For your 2019 Ram 3500 the Stromberg Carlson 4000 Series 5th Wheel Louvered Tailgate with Lock for Dodge Trucks part #VGD-10-4000 will do the trick. You will however loose the back up camera and the power tailgate lock. I have seen custom re fitting…

The Superchips Flashcal Calibrator for Dodge/Ram Trucks, item #SU3545, does not re-tune your vehicle. This product is designed to do things like re-calibrate your speedometer for a different tire size or changes to your gear ratio, to change the…

The Mopar 5th wheel hitches are manufactured by Curt and are Q series heads like the #C16530-16021 you were looking at, so in order to use your existing Mopar 5th wheel hitch you would need to swap the legs out for a set that will work in the Chevy…

I spoke with my contact and the way that Stromberg Carlson measures to determine fit is by looking at the measurements of the old tail gate. If you measure from the top of one corner to the bottom of the opposite corner you should get approximately…

The Stromberg Carlson 4000 Series #VGD-10-4000 weighs roughly 32-lbs. It should be noted that this tailgate isn't necessarily going to increase what the truck's payload much, if at all, but they're instead designed to reduce the damage…