Installation Guide

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Front of truck
Row 1 Row 2 Row 3 Row 4
Rear edge of truck bed
Axle center
Short bracket
(passenger side),
inside the frame
Use provided tube spacer
and 4-1/2" carriage bolt
to attach through bed sill
**Rearward access hole in the bottom of the frame
VEHICLE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION
Dodge Ram 1500 02 - 08
Dodge Ram 2500 03 - 12 (without overload brackets)
Long bracket
Mounting channel
King pin centered over axle
Bed sill
Front of vehicle
* Optional weld pattern
Driver-side of 1500 Ram
long box shown
Each base rail must have a bolt in
either of the marked holes. Check
for obstructions before drilling.
Drill through the bed
sill with a 17/32" drill
bit. Open up the hole
through the truck
bed only with 1"
drill bit. Drop the
tube spacer through
the hole in the
truck bed when
torquing the 4-1/2"
carriage bolt to avoid
crushing the bed sill.
Rear edge of the truck bed to
the rear edge of the base rail.
28-5/16" long box
26-5/16" short box
Additional Notes
** The rib neck bolts will need to be
pulled through the access holes in
the frame with the provided fish wire.
It is very important that the brackets
in row 2 are against the rear side of
the bed sill, as shown. Due to the
dimensional instability in the bed
sill placement with the Dodge truck,
interference could result when drilling
in row 3. Observe the warning note
above and double check all areas
prior to drilling.
To avoid drilling inside the frame
(passenger-side row 3) optional
custom bracket #16303 can be
purchased. The use of this bracket
allows for drilling outside the frame
and avoids the exhaust hanger.
* Due to the tubular frames having
thinner walls than the previous
C-channel frames, extra caution
needs to be used when mounting
with the optional welding.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Do not drill through both walls of the frame. Drill
only through the wall to which the bracket is mounted.
Tube spacer and 4-1/2" carriage bolt are used
to attach through the rearward bed sill, row 3.
Notes continued in the illustration below
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WARNING
Read pages 2 - 4 of this installation manual before beginning the
installation. Failure to do so could result in significant vehicle damage.
Check for obstructions prior to drilling. Failure to do so could result in
damaged fuel or brake lines, structural members, etc.
CURT does its best to communicate tow vehicle manufacturer
changes. However, it is ultimately the responsibility of the installer
to prevent damage due to installation.