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• Best 5th Wheel Hitch for a 2017 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel with 5-1/2 Foot Bed
  The correct Demco hitch you will want to use on your 2017 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel with the 5-1/2' bed is the Demco Hijacker Autoslide 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch w/ Slider part # DM8550040. This is because the 22-1/2" of travel will be more than any other hitch we offer. Since you have a short bed, the added travel will be needed to ensure you have turning clearance between the nose of your trailer and cab of your truck. If the 5th wheel base rails you have installed in your truck now use the industry...
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• 2017 Ram 1500 5-1/2 Foot Bed Fifth Wheel Hitch Recommendation
  Some of the 2018 Jayco Eagle HT 26.5 RLDS trailers come with a Reese Revolution pin box which is the same thing as a Sidewinder if you order the "Customer Value Pkg", but it sounds like yours does not have that. So if you have a 5-1/2 foot bed 2017 Ram 1500 like it sounds like you have there is one slider hitch option that will give you enough clearance. For that we have the Demco 13k slider hitch part # DM8550040 which will slide 22-1/2 inches automatically as you make tight turns. For...
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• No-Drill 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch Install Kit for 2014 Ram 1500 Short Bed with Curt 5th Wheel Hitch
  If your rails are also Curt rails then you can use bracket kit # C16306 on your 2014 Ram 1500 short bed. However, with this kit there is some frame drilling required. The reason that I mention the Curt kit is because if you have Curt rails then you will need to use Curt brackets. Manufacturers do not test their brackets/rails with other manufacturers brackets/rails. This makes the capacity unknown, voids the warranties, and there can be some compatibility issues. My recommendation is...
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• 5th Wheel Hitch Towing in Short Bed Ram with Rambox
  Demco's 13K Hijacker Autoslide 5th Wheel hitch # DM8550040 will fit the # DM8552030-71 rail kit which does work with your factory air suspension install. However, your truck cannot use a slider hitch. Beds that are 6-1/2-feet can get by with a slider but because you have a very short 5-1/2-foot bed with the Rambox feature the only way to tow a 5th wheel is with a standard fixed hitch like # RP30928 and a Sidewinder, Revolution or Turning Point pivoting pin box on the trailer. The Ramboxes...
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• 5th Wheel Bracket And Rail Kit For 2012 Ram 1500 Bighorn With 5-1/2' Bed
  Hello Charlie, thanks for getting in touch. We do offer a 5th wheel rail/bracket kit for your 2012 Ram 1500 Bighorn with the 5-1/2' bed. For that I recommend the following: - Demco Premier Series Above-Bed Base Rails and Custom Installation Kit for 5th Wheel Hitches # DM8552030-71 This is a full kit so you get all of your brackets, hardware and above bed rails for mounting your Demco 13K slider. The rails are industry standard 5th wheel rails (ISR) so they will work with any brand of...
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• Recommended 5th Wheel Hitch 2015 Dodge Ram 1500 with Short Bed
  The best complete system I can recommend for your 2015 Ram 1500 with 5-1/2 foot bed, would be the Demco Hijacker Autoslide, # DM8550040. This hitch slides automatically while you drive to give you 22-1/2 inches of additional clearance for tight turns. It's design relieves you from getting into and out of the truck to operate a manual slider. It has a built in roller-and-guide assembly that allows for smooth, controlled, and automatic movement. This hitch would be paired with the Demco...
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• 5th Wheel Hitch Recommendation for 2017 Ram 1500 Shortbed Towing Grand Design 230RL
  The Grand Design 230RL has a gross weight rating (GVWR) of just under 10,000-lbs. This is right near your Ram Hemi's limit of 10,140-lbs (good for you for taking the time to confirm the truck's capacity!). This is cutting things a little close, especially if you plan on loading the trailer up to its maximum payload rating of 2600-lbs, but you would certainly get by. Your bigger issue for towing any 5th wheel trailer with your truck is its short bed. Slider hitches can work well for beds...
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• Does Demco Hijacker AutoSlide Fifth Wheel Hitch Require Capture Plate to Connect to Pin Box
  You are correct. With the Demco Hijacker part # DM8550034 that you referenced you would not need to buy an adapter to connect the head of the hitch to the pin box of your trailer like what the PullRite hitches require. The rail kit you would want is the part # DM8552030-71 which is a custom fit rail kit for your 2014 Ram 1500 which means it will minimize drilling to install and will cut install time in about half when compared to a universal kit.
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• Towing Capacity of a 2016 Ram 1500 Quad Cab, 4x4, 5.7 Liter, Short Bed, with 3.21 Gears
  Unlike the 3/4 and 1-ton Ram trucks the 1500 does not have a separate towing capacity for 5th wheel or gooseneck towing. Based on your truck, 2016 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 with 6 foot, 4 inch bed, 5.7 liter motor, and 3.21 rear end, and with standard rather than premium options the capacity can vary depending on the trim level of the truck: Outdoorsman, Big Horn, and Lone Star, 8,250 pounds Tradesman and Express, 8,150 pounds Sport, 8,000 pounds Laramie, 7,950 pounds Payload in general for...
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• Fifth Wheel Hitch Recommendation for 2016 Ram 1500 5-1/2 foot bed
  We have one sliding hitch that would give you enough clearance once slid back and it is the # DM8550040 by Demco. This 13k hitch will automatically slide 22-1/2 inches back as you make tight turns. There is no other slider hitch that would have enough clearance since your 2016 Ram 1500 has a 5-1/2 foot bed. For a custom fit rail kit you then would want the part # DM8552030-71.
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• Fifth Wheel Install Kit for 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 with 5 Foot 7 Inch Bed
  Curt Manufacturing offers a custom install kit for your 2011 Ram 1500, part # C16420-104. The bed rails are compatible with Draw-Tite, Hidden Hitch, Reese, Valley and Husky fifth wheel hitches. Due to the short bed on your Ram, the best way to successfully tow a fifth wheel trailer without having the front of the trailer loft strike the rear of the cab during turns would be to use a Sidewinder extended pin box. The Sidewinder relocates the pivot point from the connection of the hitch...
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• Fifth Wheel Rail Kit Recommendation for a 2015 Ram 1500 Short Bed
  As long as the RBW hitch you have is one like the Lil Rocker that is designed to fit industry standard fifth wheel rails you would need a fifth wheel rail kit, like the part # DM8552030-71. Which is a custom fit industry standard rail kit that would fit your 2015 Ram 1500 6 foot bed as long as it does not have the air suspension kit. I attached a picture that has the dimensions of the industry standard fifth wheel rails. You will need to compare the mounting slots of the rails in the picture...
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• Will The Demco Hijacker Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch Fit A 2019 Ram 1500 Classic
  The Demco Hijacker Autoslide 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch w/ Slider # DM8550034 is designed specifically for short bed trucks like your 2019 Ram Classic Short Bed. To know if it will be compatible with your current rails you'll just need to measure the distance from the center of the front rail to the center of the rear rail to determine if they are Industry Standard Rails (ISR). If you find the measurement between the center of the rails to be 22" (as shown below) then you do have ISR rails...
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• How to Tow Fifth Wheel Trailer with 2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel with Rambox
  You have a very interesting truck combination, but for your 2015 Ram 1500 with a Rambox there is a solution we can provide. The only way to tow a trailer with a Ram that has the Rambox is to use a Sidewinder pin box as that moves the pivot point up high enough that the narrower bed rails of the Rambox trucks would not interfere. You will need to remove the pin box of the trailer and replace it with a Sidewinder pin box. Sidewinders are pin box specific so you will first need to know what...
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• How Much Drilling is Required to Install Demco 5th Wheel Mount Kit in a 2015 Ram 1500 Short Bed
  Drilling down through the truck bed is required for the installation of any 5th wheel trailer hitch mounting kit with above the bed rails for your 2015 Ram 1500 short bed, including # DM8552030-71. But this is a 4-bolt installation kit so you would need just 4 holes through the bed and none in the frame.
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• Towing Capacity and Fifth Wheel Hitch Recommendations for 2016 Ram 1500 with Eco Diesel
  You didn't tell me what your truck bed length, but if you have a 6 foot bed we have the Demco Hijacker setup part # DM8550035 which will give you a fifth wheel hitch that will slide automatically as you make tight turns. According to Ram you would then have a max towing capacity of 9,350 lbs if your truck is a 4x2 and regular cab. For a rail kit for this hitch you would then want the # DM8552030-71. If you have an 8 foot bed you would want a stationary hitch like the Demco # DM6076P-16K...
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• Correct Demco 5th Wheel Frame Brackets for a 2016 Ram 1500
  The Demco Premier Series Above-Bed Base Rails and Custom Installation Kit for 5th Wheel Hitches part # DM8552030-71 can be purchased without the rails with just the Demco Premier Series Custom Mounting Brackets for 5th Wheel Above-Bed Base Rails part # DM8552030.
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• 5th Wheel Base Rail Kit for 2019 Ram 1500 and PullRite SuperGlide 2700
  If your PullRite SuperGlide #2700 mounts to industry standard rails (ISR) then the rails you'll want to use are the Demco Hijacker Premier Series Above-Bed Base Rails and Custom Installation Kit # DM8552032-71 for your 2019 Ram 1500. The Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Installation Kit # C16420-104 that you referenced is for older Dodge/Ram pickups and isn't confirmed to fit your newer truck. For a 2019 Ram 1500 Classic you'll need the Demco Rail Kit # DM8552030-71 instead. Please note that these...
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• Would 2012 Ram 1500 and 2019 Ram 2500 Use Same Fifth Wheel Rail Kit
  There's a very significant difference between the frame designs of a 2012 Ram 1500 and a 2019 Ram 2500 so the two would require different fifth wheel rail kits. The 2019 would need a kit like the Demco part # DM8552025-71 whereas the Demco equivalent for the 2012 1500 is the # DM8552030-71.
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• Demco Hijacker Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch Base Plates for 2019 Ram 1500 Classic and MOR/ryde Pin Box
  The Demco Hijacker Autoslide 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch w/ Slider - Single Jaw - Above Bed - 13,000 lbs # DM8550040 will use the Demco Hijacker Premier Series Above-Bed Base Rails and Custom Installation Kit for 5th Wheel Hitches # DM8552030-71 which is standard base rails with custom brackets for your 2019 Ram 1500 Classic. You will need the Demco Hijacker Autoslide Locking Plate for MOR/ryde Pin Boxes # DM6025 as you referenced.
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• Recommended 5th Wheel Hitch for a 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 w/ a 5-1/2 Foot Bed
  Since your 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 has such a short bed at 5-1/2 feet you are going to need a sliding hitch. The Max-turn technology will still not be able to give you enough clearance to make tight turns or back into spaces. You will end up damaging your cab and your 5th wheel if you don't use a slider. I recommend the Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch w/ Slider item # DM8550040. This auto sliding hitch will give you 22-1/2" of travel from front to back. It has a 13,000 lbs capacity...
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• What 5th-Wheel Rails Do You Recommend for My 2014 Ram 1500 (6-1/2 Ft. Bed)?
  If you are looking for the part number for compatible 5th-wheel rails on your 2014 Ram 1500 (6-1/2 ft. bed), I recommend the Demco Hijacker Premier Series Above-Bed Base Rails and Custom Installation Kit for 5th Wheel Hitches # DM8552030-71. As far as compatibility, Demco Hijacker rails fit B&W, Curt, Draw-Tite, Hidden Hitch, Husky, Reese, and Valley above-bed 5th-wheel trailer hitches. They will work with any hitch that's designed to fit industry standard, above-bed rails. The kit also...
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• Why Would You Want to Install a Cut Out Fifth Wheel Tailgate on a 2016 Ram 1500
  You would not need to replace your tailgate with a cut out tailgate to use the Demco Hijacker part # DM8550040 that you referenced. The purpose of the fifth wheel tailgates that are cut out is to allow people the ability to hitch up their fifth wheel trailers without having to lower their tailgate back up till the pin box is in the truck bed, and then put the tailgate back up before backing all the way up to prevent contact with the trailer. A lot of times fifth wheel towers will either...
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• 5th Wheel Towing with 2018 Ram Mega Cab with Short Box
  Lippert's Trailair Flex Air 5th Wheel Pin Box # LC369535 that you referenced is designed specifically as a bolt on replacement for their OEM model 1621 pin box. It appears you have a different model of telescoping pin box. The Flex Air will not work. 6-1/2-foot bed trucks need a sliding 5th wheel hitch which usually give you 10 to 12-inches of travel for extra turning clearance. Some hitches like the 18K Demco # DM8550034 and the 21K Demco # DM8550035 give a full 14-inches of travel and...
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