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class 5 hitch install

07-15-2008, 02:57 AM

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DLangford

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class 5 hitch install

I have the factory class 3 hitch on my truck. I would like to install a beefier class 5 hitch specified for Dodge by an "aftermarket" trailer hitch manufacturer.
I talked to the technician at Putnam, where I order my trailering stuff, and he said it should fit, but off the top of his head he said I might need to move the spare tire slightly forward. I looked underneath and there is only about an inch it can move forward.
Has anyone installed a class 5 on a 2nd gen long bed truck, and was it an issue?

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