NO FIGHTING PLEASE!I have so many questions about using this hitch and the threads always get closed due to personal opinions. I care about your opinion, just not right now.I currently have the coupler mounted so the pin is behind the ball. This puts the kingpin about 8 in behind the axles. Assuming I had enough cab/nose cone clearance, if I flipped the coupler around so the pin was in the front would this affect towing/ride or even how my truck sits with the FW hooked up?

Can't answer your question. But make sure you also have enough clearance between your lowered tailgate and front of 5er.

Good call. My actual plan (if it makes a difference) is to use the B&W 4" offset ball with the reversed coupler. This would move my FW 4" closer to the truck. I have 7 inches at almost a right angle from FW to cab and close to 10 with tail gate down. If it doesn't make a difference, I most likely won't mess with it.

I think the impact will be minimal. Either way the coupler is flipped the point where the trailer actually mounts to the truck is going to be at the gooseneck ball, not the kingpin. That's going to be slightly in front of or behind the axle depending on which way the hitch itself is flipped. I use the rail mount version flipped back and it works great. I have a longer pinbox so my kingpin needs to sit in front of the gooseneck ball.

I wouldn't flip the coupler around unless you have a long bed truck. If you have a short bed leave the kingpin behind the ball

N-Trouble wrote:I wouldn't flip the coupler around unless you have a long bed truck. If you have a short bed leave the kingpin behind the ballSo would flipping the coupler affect the way the trailer towed or the handling characteristics of my truck?

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N-Trouble
Explorer
May 27, 2016
davisenvy wrote:
N-Trouble wrote:
I wouldn't flip the coupler around unless you have a long bed truck. If you have a short bed leave the kingpin behind the ball

So would flipping the coupler affect the way the trailer towed or the handling characteristics of my truck?

Doubt it. Is there a problem you are trying to fix or just being curious?
davisenvy
Explorer
May 27, 2016
N-Trouble wrote:
I wouldn't flip the coupler around unless you have a long bed truck. If you have a short bed leave the kingpin behind the ball

So would flipping the coupler affect the way the trailer towed or the handling characteristics of my truck?
N-Trouble
Explorer
May 27, 2016
I wouldn't flip the coupler around unless you have a long bed truck. If you have a short bed leave the kingpin behind the ball
IdaD
Explorer
May 27, 2016
I think the impact will be minimal. Either way the coupler is flipped the point where the trailer actually mounts to the truck is going to be at the gooseneck ball, not the kingpin. That's going to be slightly in front of or behind the axle depending on which way the hitch itself is flipped. I use the rail mount version flipped back and it works great. I have a longer pinbox so my kingpin needs to sit in front of the gooseneck ball.
davisenvy
Explorer
May 27, 2016
Good call. My actual plan (if it makes a difference) is to use the B&W 4" offset ball with the reversed coupler. This would move my FW 4" closer to the truck. I have 7 inches at almost a right angle from FW to cab and close to 10 with tail gate down. If it doesn't make a difference, I most likely won't mess with it.
BB_TX
Nomad
May 27, 2016
Can't answer your question. But make sure you also have enough clearance between your lowered tailgate and front of 5er.

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