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 few 8ft beds.Three trucks later (all long box) I still have the slider in there. But was thinking about converting it to a fixed hitch.Is it really as simple as unbolting the cross bar and switching it to the legs?

belairbrian wrote: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 few 8ft beds.Three trucks later (all long box) I still have the slider in there. But was thinking about converting it to a fixed hitch.Is it really as simple as unbolting the cross bar and switching it to the legs?It appears so if you have the Reese 16K part # RP30075, then you can convert it with the fixed leg kit part # RP30727. If you have the 16K Titan series # RP30869 ,then the fixed is # RP58449

As he said, yes you can. But then you've got a slider base without a home. I think you might be better off if you just bought a fixed hitch and sold the complete slider hitch. It will be harder to sell just the slider base alone.

bpounds wrote:As he said, yes you can. But then you've got a slider base without a home. I think you might be better off if you just bought a fixed hitch and sold the complete slider hitch. It will be harder to sell just the slider base alone.If its the 16K Reese I think he has, its about $75 to convert, if not then about $175, regardless , I would make a paper weight out of that slider mechanism :B . A decent 16K hitch is $500-700

Or better yet , spend the $500 ,and get the rail mount Steel Andersen hitch, and sell the whole slider hitch .

After over 10 year in the truck, the slider is probably frozen in place. While it works as a fixed hitch, it's probably worth it's weight in steel.I did find the rails for $60 delivered.

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cummins2014
Explorer
Jul 23, 2019
belairbrian wrote:
After over 10 year in the truck, the slider is probably frozen in place. While it works as a fixed hitch, it's probably worth it's weight in steel.

I did find the rails for $60 delivered.

I had the 16k Reese Slider . If not for needing a higher rated hitch would still have it , so now the 18k Reese slider, and the Andersen both have served me well. I use both.

Apparently you have no desire to change hitches , don’t blame you, that 16k Reese is a great hitch. 10 years has proven that .
belairbrian
Explorer
Jul 23, 2019
After over 10 year in the truck, the slider is probably frozen in place. While it works as a fixed hitch, it's probably worth it's weight in steel.

I did find the rails for $60 delivered.
cummins2014
Explorer
Jul 22, 2019
Or better yet , spend the $500 ,and get the rail mount Steel Andersen hitch, and sell the whole slider hitch .
cummins2014
Explorer
Jul 22, 2019
bpounds wrote:
As he said, yes you can. But then you've got a slider base without a home. I think you might be better off if you just bought a fixed hitch and sold the complete slider hitch. It will be harder to sell just the slider base alone.

If its the 16K Reese I think he has, its about $75 to convert, if not then about $175, regardless , I would make a paper weight out of that slider mechanism :B . A decent 16K hitch is $500-700
bpounds
Nomad
Jul 22, 2019
As he said, yes you can. But then you've got a slider base without a home. I think you might be better off if you just bought a fixed hitch and sold the complete slider hitch. It will be harder to sell just the slider base alone.
cummins2014
Explorer
Jul 22, 2019
belairbrian wrote:
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 few 8ft beds.

Three trucks later (all long box) I still have the slider in there. But was thinking about converting it to a fixed hitch.

Is it really as simple as unbolting the cross bar and switching it to the legs?

It appears so if you have the Reese 16K part # RP30075, then you can convert it with the fixed leg kit part # RP30727. If you have the 16K Titan series # RP30869 ,then the fixed is # RP58449

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