Upgrade the factory pin box on your fifth-wheel trailer to this cushioned model that dampens road shock and reduces back-and-forth chucking for a more relaxed towing experience. Unlike air bags, the internal rubber spring requires no maintenance.
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Most standard pin boxes are constructed of steel and are built with the sole purpose of connecting your fifth-wheel trailer to your tow vehicle. There is no cushioning built in, so a factory pin box doesn't do anything to provide a comfortable ride when you're hauling your fifth-wheel trailer.
This MORryde pin box, however, is built with an internal rubber spring that absorbs road shock and vibration at the connection point. So if you're driving on unpaved roads or uneven pavement, this pin box will prevent any road shock and vibration you encounter from transferring from your tow vehicle to your fifth-wheel trailer and vice versa. In other words, the rubber spring takes the brunt of the impact so you and your towing setup don't have to. And because this unit uses a rubber spring instead of an internal air bag like some other upgraded pin boxes, there's no maintenance required.
Although this pin box can tow up to 24,000 lbs, the internal rubber shear spring is optimized for trailers that range from 11,501 lbs or less. A rubber spring built for 18,000-lb trailers would be too stiff to provide any cushion for an 11,500-lb trailer, while a rubber spring built for 11,500-lb trailers would be too flexible for a 18,000-lb trailer. To get the best results from this cushioned pin box, the sweet spot is a trailer in the 11,501-lb or less range.
Chucking, the back-and-forth jerking movement you feel in your cab when towing, occurs most frequently during starts and stops and while making turns. A typical, factory pin box creates a rigid connection without much give. So when a harsh stop occurs, all of the trailer's forward momentum gets forced through that stiff connection, slamming the king pin in the hitch and jerking your truck around.
To combat this, glide pads are built into the MORryde pin box that allow the skid plate to shift up to 3" forward and backward and 1-1/2" side to side to compensate for some of that violent motion so that you don't have to feel it in your cab.
This MORryde pin box is a direct replacement for your existing Lippert Rhino pin box, so the installation is very straightforward. After removing your old Lippert pin box, the MORryde can be mounted into place using the same hardware and bolt holes used by the factory pin box.
Because of the weight of the unit, you'll want a couple of friends to help you lift it into place during installation. Once the hardware is securely bolted down, you'll be ready to go.
Alternate Instructions
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi everybody. Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a brief look together at this MORyde cushion fifth wheel pin box. Now this is going to replace your Lippert rhino pin box that you have installed on your fifth wheel trailer. And this is going to give you a much smoother ride. And the way that this is going to do that is with its internal rubber shear spring.
Now this component that attaches to your trailer is somewhat loosely connected to the component that has the kingpin here that's going to slide into your hitch. They are kind of interlocked, but they're still free moving. So that internal rubber shear spring in here is going to be dampening any motion between these two components. So you're not going to have as much of that jarring motion at your connection points as you have with your original pin box. Now this is going to help reduce that back and forth chucking that you often get when you're towing.
It's going to help dampen road shock so that any road shock that the trailer experiences isn't going to be transferred to your cab and vice versa. So this is going to be a lot more comfortable for you. You're not going to have to worry about those stop and start jerks that you normally have to deal with when you're towing. And these glide pads that you see here are go are built into this MORyde pin box to allow the skid plate to shift up to three inches forward and backward and about an inch and a half side to side to compensate for some of that violent motion so you don't feel it in your cab. Now although this pin box can tow up to 24,000 pounds, the internal rubber shear springing is optimized for trailers that range from 11,501 pounds or less GVWR, maximum loaded weight.
So to get the best results from this cushion pin box, the sweet spot is a trailer that's in the 11,501 pound or less GVWR range. Now this is going to be a bolt-on installation with the included hardware that you see there. No drilling is going to be required and the kingpin is going to sit in the same location as your kingpin, instructions are included to guide you through the installation process, but I do wanna give you a heads up that this is a very heavy item. I needed two other guys to help me get this on my table just to make sure that we we inchesre safely moving and lifting this. So you will want a a couple of friends to help you lift this into place during installation.
But once you have the the included hardware securely bolted down to spec, you're gonna be ready to go. Well, that's gonna wrap up our quick look today. I do hope that it was helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy. Thank you for joining me.
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