Swapping out king pin

greende wrote:

B.O. Plenty wrote:
No lifting involved except to put it on the tailgate of your truck....Use a few wooden blocks to position it and use the jacks on the front of your trailer to raise or lower it to line up the boltholes. One person job to install..

B.O.

X2, I replaced my standard pinbox with a MorRyde and did it this way.

X3 with a MorRyde also. It was safer for me to have a second pair of hands to assist though.

Did some internet searching and found that the prices group around $750-800, but one site that was about $100 less. Anyone ever order from AdventureRV.net?

Thanks.

B.O. Plenty wrote:
No lifting involved except to put it on the tailgate of your truck....Use a few wooden blocks to position it and use the jacks on the front of your trailer to raise or lower it to line up the boltholes. One person job to install..

B.O.

X2, I replaced my standard pinbox with a MorRyde and did it this way.

No lifting involved except to put it on the tailgate of your truck....Use a few wooden blocks to position it and use the jacks on the front of your trailer to raise or lower it to line up the boltholes. One person job to install..

B.O.

jepalmer wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:
Question: Would you want to make sure the pin box you're replacing is recommended for your 5er? Just curious...We had a really short pin box on a Coachmen and I was going to put an extended pinbox on and was told by Coachmen that they didn't recommend it, thus, I stayed with a slider hitch, (I had a short bed truck at the time)...Just asking if one should check with manufacturing if changing length is involved...

The Demco matches the current king pin dimensions and exceeds weight capacity

Thank you:)

NC Hauler wrote:
Question: Would you want to make sure the pin box you're replacing is recommended for your 5er? Just curious...We had a really short pin box on a Coachmen and I was going to put an extended pinbox on and was told by Coachmen that they didn't recommend it, thus, I stayed with a slider hitch, (I had a short bed truck at the time)...Just asking if one should check with manufacturing if changing length is involved...

The Demco matches the current king pin dimensions and exceeds weight capacity

I replaced my pin box with a 5th airbourn and it was a DIY project. I just need a hand from a friend to lift it up in the bed of the truck. It recommended to replace the bolts with new ones. I did so with the proper class bolts and nuts. It was an extra 30.00 but I wanted all new to insure they were all good.

Should be easy if the new one is made to replace old unit. Loosen bolts and remove all but a couple, back truck under old hitch and lower front of camper to let kingpin rest on truck. Mount new kingpin in hitch on truck and back under front of camper. Line up height by raising/lowering front of camper, line up forward or reverse and reinstall bolts. Retorque bolts after checking for level on hitch and it should be done.

Question: Would you want to make sure the pin box you're replacing is recommended for your 5er? Just curious...We had a really short pin box on a Coachmen and I was going to put an extended pinbox on and was told by Coachmen that they didn't recommend it, thus, I stayed with a slider hitch, (I had a short bed truck at the time)...Just asking if one should check with manufacturing if changing length is involved...

YES....

Demco Short Box



Demco Extended Box



Measuring for fit.......LINK

Been towing my 5vr with one for 7 yrs.