fifth wheel hitch installed 4 inches back
hi all I just bought a new truck, f150 ecoboost super cab 6 foot box, and had a local mechanic install a fifth when I went to pick it up found that the guy installed it 4 inches back from where the d...
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Grady23 wrote:
WOW -- Long thread --- Bottom line --- What's been done? Have you contacted the hitch maker for EXACT measurement criteria? My concer as some others is having too much weight come off the front axle and causing very dangerous steering or braking issues. When the maunfacture refers to the center-line of the axle, that is just what it is! A line drawn from the center of the axle vertically thru the bed of the truck. The hicth should be slightly ahead of this center-line. Can you tell if this "Mechanic" drilled extra holes in the frame? As far as I know, all these installation kits are desgined for "NO DRILL" installs. Drilling a frame in the wrong place could cause SERIOUS weakening of said frame.
Yeah and YIKES !!
The thread SURE went *WAY*, way off topic!
And "plake1" (the OP) has never returned..:(
Maybe he was overwhelmed with who can do what -physically vs mentally-
and engine weight on front axles, gas -vs- Bad azz CTD, etc., etc.:R
Sooooo..... "plake1" if you ever get past all the off-topic trivial BS..... what is / was the outcome of your hitch 4" behind the center line of the rear axle??..:@..:h..:@
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