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Old 01-28-2009, 08:13 PM
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5th wheel ?
What is the measurment from the rear of box to center of pin/hitch on your truck? Thanks
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I don't understand the question. My king pin sits about an inch ahead of the rear axle. Is that what you mean?
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Mine is also ahead of the rear axle. I don't remember how much but it has to be less than a foot.
This is so the some of the trailer weight is shifted towards the front axle.
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I'm looking for mearsuement to locate hole in floor of bed.... So like to get measure ment from rear of bed to center of hole,thanks Nate
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i don't remember the exact measurement but my sits 4 inch forward of the axle center line to put some of the weight on the front
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