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Hey Andrew, the Fastway e2 system part #FA92-00-0800 would be a great option for a weight distribution system and sway control for your 2022 Forest River Cherokee Alpha that has a 720 lb tongue weight. Have you used WD systems before?

Hey Brian, the torque value for the bolts of the GM Gen-Y Gooseneck Adapter part #GY55XR is 23 ft lbs. I attached a picture of the manual.

...have the factory puck system I recommend the B&W Ball and Safety Chain Kit for Ram Underbed Gooseneck Trailer Hitch # BWGNXA2062. The locking handle for this ball makes it drastically easier to get your...

Yes, it will! The Gen-Y Hitch Gooseneck Trailer Hitch for Dodge Ram OEM Puck Systems item #GY83XR is designed specifically to fit in the puck system of the Ram trucks. It'll work great with your 2021 3500 and yes it does use the center puck. I…

The difference between the Class II and Class III hitches has to do with their Gross Trailer Weight (GTW), their Tongue Weight (TW), and their Hitch Receiver Size. Class II trailer hitch receivers have a 1-1/4 inch receiver and can be rated up to…

You will have to go with a sliding hitch to allow the trailer to make tight turns. For a trailer 8 feet wide the only bed length that's going to allow 90 degree turns without a slider is a stationary hitch. That being said you have two options.…

If you were to use the 4 inch offset ball #BWGNXA4085 the pin weight on the ball will not be changed. What will change is where the weight is carried on the truck. Using the offset ball will put more weight 4 inches back from the center of the…

None of the options for the prep package are specifically designed to add height. Depending on the ball you have now you might be able to get a little more height out of the B&W Ball and Safety Chain Kit #BWGNXA2061. The installed height of this…

...was the GenY gooseneck hitch GY98GR with a 5” ball extension and chains. This solution is middle of the road in price, simpler with less moving parts it seams, and saves approx. 150 lb in payload over...

...Hey Lyle, we actually have a version of the Gen-Y offset gooseneck ball that was designed to fit the OEM gooseneck hitch of your 2017 Ford F-250 with the part # GY43XR. This provides up to 5 inches...

Curt recommends the use of 250 ft/lbs of torque when tightening the nuts of their hitch balls with a 1 inch diameter shank like the part #C40034 that you referenced. The general rule is for a 3/4" shank tighten to 150 ft/lbs For a 1" shank…

...Hey Rick, so we had a customer send us a picture (see attached) where they took that measurement for us and basically from the top of the hitch ball down to the bottom of the shoulder is 7 inches...

Hey Andrew, the Fastway e2 system part #FA92-00-0800 would be a great option for a weight distribution system and sway control for your 2022 Forest River Cherokee Alpha that has a 720 lb tongue weight. Have you used WD systems before?

Hey Brian, the torque value for the bolts of the GM Gen-Y Gooseneck Adapter part #GY55XR is 23 ft lbs. I attached a picture of the manual.

...have the factory puck system I recommend the B&W Ball and Safety Chain Kit for Ram Underbed Gooseneck Trailer Hitch # BWGNXA2062. The locking handle for this ball makes it drastically easier to get your...

Yes, it will! The Gen-Y Hitch Gooseneck Trailer Hitch for Dodge Ram OEM Puck Systems item #GY83XR is designed specifically to fit in the puck system of the Ram trucks. It'll work great with your 2021 3500 and yes it does use the center puck. I…

The difference between the Class II and Class III hitches has to do with their Gross Trailer Weight (GTW), their Tongue Weight (TW), and their Hitch Receiver Size. Class II trailer hitch receivers have a 1-1/4 inch receiver and can be rated up to…

You will have to go with a sliding hitch to allow the trailer to make tight turns. For a trailer 8 feet wide the only bed length that's going to allow 90 degree turns without a slider is a stationary hitch. That being said you have two options.…

If you were to use the 4 inch offset ball #BWGNXA4085 the pin weight on the ball will not be changed. What will change is where the weight is carried on the truck. Using the offset ball will put more weight 4 inches back from the center of the…

None of the options for the prep package are specifically designed to add height. Depending on the ball you have now you might be able to get a little more height out of the B&W Ball and Safety Chain Kit #BWGNXA2061. The installed height of this…

...was the GenY gooseneck hitch GY98GR with a 5” ball extension and chains. This solution is middle of the road in price, simpler with less moving parts it seams, and saves approx. 150 lb in payload over...

...Hey Lyle, we actually have a version of the Gen-Y offset gooseneck ball that was designed to fit the OEM gooseneck hitch of your 2017 Ford F-250 with the part # GY43XR. This provides up to 5 inches...

Curt recommends the use of 250 ft/lbs of torque when tightening the nuts of their hitch balls with a 1 inch diameter shank like the part #C40034 that you referenced. The general rule is for a 3/4" shank tighten to 150 ft/lbs For a 1" shank…

...Hey Rick, so we had a customer send us a picture (see attached) where they took that measurement for us and basically from the top of the hitch ball down to the bottom of the shoulder is 7 inches...