Pin box hitting bed rail

We have B&W Companion hitch. DH pulls a long gooseneck flatbed trailer more often than the fifth wheel so unfortunately the sidewinder is not an option for us. I appreciate the suggestion though. Still contemplating a modification. Our pinbox states that it has 90 degree turning radious...I can only assume that is without the cover.

You may want to consider looking at the Reese Sidewinder, it cured our pin box hitting the tailgate, side rails.
www.reeseprod.com
I would have it professionally installed.
GPG

I just removed the cover and the solved the problem for me. I didn't want t o be nose high.

I know this is an old post but just wondering if raising your hitch helped. Our hitch cover has also made contact with the bed rail cover and nicked it (bed rail cover) during sharp turn to park in our driveway. We have evaluated the hitch in many sharp turns since (practicing in open space just to see at what point and where it makes contact) and it does not appear that even in 90 degree turn that the actual hitch would hit the bed rail but only the cover. I really don't want to remove the cover (it has a light attached) unless absolutely necessary but was thinking perhaps of modifying it by trimming the back of it. We thought about raising the hitch but would rather not tow nose high unless this in fact it totally resolved your issue. If we raise it, we will also be forced with having to find another storage space as the one that we rent is barely tall enough to clear our front A/C.

I am gonna raise my hitch up and try that now that I have removed the pin box cover.

I am not gonna cut it if I can help it. Is there another upgraded pinbox I can install? It is lippert 1621 pinbox on it now.

I had the same problem with my rig and the extended pin that came with the rig. While not a Lippert the pin box manufacturer had an extended pinbox 3 inches shorter. Maybe Lippert has a shorter pinbox although I went with a MorRyde in the changeout that was 3 inches shorter.

Brandon327 wrote:
I am not gonna cut it if I can help it. Is there another upgraded pinbox I can install? It is lippert 1621 pinbox on it now.

IMO, the only thing you can do is put a shorter pinbox on, but then you lose turning radius and probably the ability to open your stock tailgate to hitch. I suppose you could put on a shorter pinbox and replace your hitch with a slider, but that's big bucks when a simple solution exists. You could go to the extreme of lifting the FW several inches and dropping the pinbox but, again, you're talking big bucks. Remember, you're talking about the FW =frame= that's hitting.

Lyle

Brandon327 wrote:
My pin box has a cover on it. The other day the cover hit the bed rail on level ground. I have 5.5" clearence between the camper and bed rails. The truck is a 09 gmc sb cc 4x4. Any ideas what to do. I removed the cover and that gave me a little extra clearance. What else can I do?

I know where your comming from cause I have a coachman! Mine has that same pinbox cover and mine hit the bed rail as well. My dealer trimmed the cover back and I raised my hitch two holes and that gave me plenty of clearance except in a hard turn with the truck leaning (rare). Good luck and enjoy your Coachman!

guinness1 wrote:
I have the exact same trailer and the exact same problem. I have not actually hit the bed rails because my tonneau cover rails are mounted inside the bed. I have raked that fiberglass cover against those rails quite a few times so much so that some of the mounting screws holding the cover on have ripped out. I have thought about just trimming the cover a little higher to give me some more turning radius but I have not done it yet. I have adjusted my backing and turning skills so as not to "crunch" it anymore. Love the trailer though....just finished a 7 week out west trip!

I have removed the cover. That is what hit my rail the first time. I have not hooked it back up to see if it is gonna hit now.

Pic of mine with the rear angle.