wyosteve

My 04.5 will be here next week and I will install a B&W turnover ball hitch and also the rear wheel liners. My question is: should I wait to install the wheel liners until after the hitch to make the hitch install easier or doesn't it matter? Thanks

SuperGewl

Yeah, you should wait
They had to pull mine to install the SuperGlide 5VR hitch and of course I had to go behind them & tighten things up

Sittenbull2

On the B&W you don't have to wait to install wheel liners. Pretty simple install for the B&W. The hardest part was cutting out the hole in the bed of the truck.

Sittenbull

Jeff in TD

I had installed my wheel liners before I got my B&W. Had to unbolt the wheel liners to cut a notch into the bottom of the bed, to slide the hitch framework between the truck's frame and the bed, and it also made it easier to get in there with a torque wrench.

Anyway, next time I would put the hitch in first, but wheel liners are only 5 or 6 screws to take in and out, so it is no big deal. I hit everything with high strength lock-tite...

Also, I cut a hole in the driver's side wheel liner so I could access the release lever. I think there's a photo in my gallery.

wyosteve

Thanks for the info/tips guys. I'll let you know how it goes.