Question about fiver hitch rails and mounting
We are going to be moving out of a Class C and going to a 5th wheel. So, I just picked up an 07 Dodge Ram Cummins short bed 4x4. It had a fiver hitch but the previous original owner removed the rail...
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Nevadastars wrote:Greene728 wrote:
I'd be willing to bet they were either Reese or Curt rails as they are far and away the most popular. As long as you get either for that year model truck using the same holes should be no issue.
Obviously I have no clue about these hitches. My concern is the forward/aft distance of the rails. Do all brands of hitches mount to the rails the same distance apart? Hopefully this makes sense.
I can't speak to all brands of hitches, but I've read numerous times on these forums that they are all the same and I've never seen an exception. In my own case, I bought a truck that had been used for fifth wheel towing and the previous owner removed the rails before he sold it. I installed rails using his existing holes and my hitch fit perfectly. Several years later I replaced it with another brand and it was an exact fit.
