I am just ready to put my Reese 16K Slider hitch in my 2004 EX/SB D/A. Where should the pin be located? 1 1/2 inches ahead of the rear axle seems about right, but I don't want to drill holes until I am sure. Any insights.


Jay

Sounds about right.

Is your Pullrite set at about that dimension? There is no adjustment on the Reese, so if you want to change it, all the holes have to be redrilled etc. Thus my caution.


Thanks, Jay

If You Need Measurement From The Tail Gate In, On The Short Bed I Can Measure It ? http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Thumbs Up.gif But 1 1/2 Sound About RightEdited by: RUMAXED

Jay, I believe reese recomends the king pin inline with the axle, here's a link to the install instructions, and why going forward of the axle will cause installation problems. good luck http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Approve.gif





http://www.reeseprod.com/support/support/pdfs/30035IN.pdf





Mike T.

Bluejay, I don't know if you have completed your install or not, but I installed a 15K Reese using the recently available custom no drill frame mounts yesterday. This is my fourth hitch install and it was by far the easiest. Drilling the frame holes was tough on the first three but this one fit very well and only had to drill the holes through the bed. It put the king pin about 1" forward of the axle as best I can tell. The only deviation I made to the instructions was using 7/8" bolts instead of the supplied 3/4" and the method I used to locate the bed holes in relation to the frame bracket.