How To Install Slider 5th Wheel Hitch On 2020 Chevy Silverado 3500 Without Prep Package
Updated 07/02/2020 | Published 06/27/2020
Question:
We just purchased a 2020 Chevy Silverado 3500HD, diesel, crew cab. It has the Advanced Trailering Package but with the factory spray on bedliner, there are not those puck holes for installation of the Slider Hitch! Yikes! How do we solve this problem in hooking up our 36 5th wheel? Thank you!
asked by: Carl B
Expert Reply:
It sounds like you just have a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 without the factory prep package. If that's the case then we still have fifth wheel hitch options even for models without the factory prep package (pucks). That said, you'd need to install a set of above bed base rails, the Reese Quick-Install Custom Outboard Installation Kit part # RP84FR which will then work with most slider fifth wheels hitches like the Curt 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch w/ Slider part # C16541.
The factory spray-in bed liner won't be an issue for the above setup.
Carl B.
6/28/2020
Are the holes predrilled on the frame to attach the brackets or will the frame have to be drilled? Can't imagine having to drill holes in a brand new frame! Thank You!