An In-Depth Look at the 5th Airborne Premium 5th Wheel Air Ride King Pin with Sidewinder Video

So for your set up, a 2021 Ram 2500 short bed with the RamBoxes, you will need to use a Sidewinder in order to have the clearance to tow a 5th wheel. The Goose Box doesn't move the pivot point and an offset ball just won't be enough for…

With your truck having RamBoxes that definitely complicates things, but we got you covered. To start, you are going to need to swap out your current pin box with a rotating pin box like the Reese Sidewinder 5th Wheel King Pin with Rotating Turret…

Hey Jay. It sounds like you are on the right track here because a sidewinder pin box will be your only option for pulling your 5th wheel since you have a short bed truck with the Rambox. That said, you are right that the Reese Sidewinder cannot be…

I have a solution for you, however, the newly-updated Curt A-Series Fifth Wheel Hitches are NOT compatible with Reese Sidewinders, and they haven't been confirmed to fit other rotating pin boxes either. For this reason, I recommend to a Curt…

The B&W Companion IS compatible, but you'll need to use a Sidewinder replacement pin box because the Rambox option narrows the inside width of the truck bed. If you try to fifth wheel tow as it sits, the corners of the pin box will collide…

Hello Donald, thanks for reaching out. We do offer a sidewinder kingpin to replace the RBW 7019 pin box, the Reese Sidewinder 5th Wheel King Pin with Rotating Turret #RP77FR. This is currently the only aftermarket sidewinder that will work with the…

You can absolutely remove your Rota-Flex pin box and replace it with a Reese Sidewinder without any issue. It will work superbly on your standard bed F-350 and allow you to go from a sliding hitch to a fixed hitch. The pros are the convenience the…

Since your 5th wheel trailer has a Lippert 1621 pin box there is a Reese Sidewinder that will fit it as part #RP34FR. This will allow a short bed truck like yours to make tight turns but you'll have to have a fifth wheel hitch installed in the…

The Sidewinder Wedge for Curt A series 5th Wheel Trailer Hitches #C16992 is the same wedge that is used for the A25 model as well. I reached out to my tech contact at Curt to confirm. The A-Series hitch heads all have the same connection dimensions,…

If you take a look at the linked diagram you can see the minimum recommended clearance distances between truck and trailer for 5th wheel towing. It is recommended to have at least 5-inches from the top of the bed rails to the bottom of the trailer…

Only certain B&W Companion 5th wheel trailer hitches are compatible with Sidewinder pin boxes like the RP61412. Basically if it is a Companion that mounts in the 4 pucks of a factory prep package then it can be used with a Sidewinder. But if the…

There are two different types of B&W Companion 5th wheel trailer hitches. There is a Companion Adapter like part #BWRVK3500 and a Companion OEM like part #BWRVK3300. The Companion Adapter installs into a B&W gooseneck trailer hitch via a…