Install Instructions for Curt Universal Fifth Wheel Bracket Kit

Updated 02/25/2025 | Published 02/22/2025

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Question:

Good evening I have a question about your Universal fifth wheel rail mount kit. There are no directions in the kit just parts list. There are two longer carriage bolts and two tubes. I’m assuming they are spacers, but I was wondering if they sit in between the bottom of the bed and on top of the mounting bracket. It looks like such a huge gap with the spacer on. I just wanna make sure that I am doing this properly.

asked by: Nick

Expert Reply:

Hey Nick, sorry about the Curt universal bracket kit part # C16101 not coming with detailed instructions. I can help though as I linked the install instructions for the kit that uses this bracket kit and comes with rails with the part # C16200. The little half moon looking spacers install between the rail and the bed of the truck.

expert reply by: Jameson C

Nick

2/25/2025

The spacers im talking about are the two tubes and it appears that the longer carriage bolts go through them but I’m not certain on how to properly set everything up

Jameson C.

2/25/2025

@Nick Okay I see what you mean now. So it depends on the application a little bit but basically there are only 4 L-brackets that this kit comes with but each rail is held on with 4 bolts right? So at the end of each rail there's one L-bracket that attaches to the frame and the other bolt attaches to the top of the frame through the bed. The spacer goes between the bed and the frame. Scroll to page 8 of the install instructions attached to see what I mean. At the very bottom.

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