Convert Reese Slider to Fixed
When we bought our first fiver the dealer included the hitch. Even though we had an 8ft bed they installed a quick slide. At the time they told me they didn't stock fixed hitches because they saw so f...
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bpounds wrote:valhalla360 wrote:
Big question: Why?
We have the same hitch that came with our first 5er. It works fine in an 8ft bed even though we don't use the sliding mechanism.
Is there something wrong with it?
Few reasons I can think of are, the slider base takes up a lot of space, it adds a lot of weight, sometimes they add clunking, and it doesn't cost a lot to change. As someone noted above, the fixed base kit is very reasonably priced.
Mine doesn't take up any more space, weighs about the same, never heard or felt a clunk.
Are you possibly thinking of a different brand slider?
