2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Receiver hitch

[SAndreasen]

What class did these trucks normally have 98 3500 dual wheel if it changes anything

 

[NIsaacs]

Do you have a true cab/chassis or is it a pickup with flatbed? Is the hitch frame mounted or is it attached to the bed? Most flatbeds extend beyond the end of the frame so that is why the hitch is usually bed attached. Does it appear to be oem or aftermarket?

This is what my '97 Dodge brochure states, under trailer tow group, class 4, but not available on cab/chassis.

 

[BarryG]

I cant remember for sure but I think my 96 had a class 4 and I know my 01 had a class 4

 

[Road Dog]

Dodge used the same receiver on all three trucks (1500, 2500, 3500). It's 5,000, 10,000 weight distributing, 500 hitch weight.

I'm in the process of replacing it with a Curt 16,000 receiver (2,500 hitch weight). It's supposed to be a bolt on part but it will take some persuading.

 

[petersonj]

I'm in the process of replacing it with a Curt 16,000 receiver (2,500 hitch weight).

I replaced my hitch in August of 2023 with a CURT 16,000 LB HITCH RECEIVER MODEL C15319, a bolt on. No persuasion was necessary and it has been a great hitch. My OEM hitch had a catastrophic failure.

- John

 

[Road Dog]

That's the receiver I purchased but the frame rails on my truck are 3/8" wider than "normal". I thought the 2500 and 3500 frames were the same but maybe not. I don't have any other 2nd gens to look at. My frame has an extra fold on the bottom edge and the front tab on the Curt hitch hits the leaf spring bracket.

I did contact Curt technical support but all they said was I had the correct part for my vehicle.

 

[SAndreasen]

Thanks for the replies this truck is just a one ton with a flatbed . I just got through putting a class five from curt on it and it’s built a lot heavier than the class . You do have to drill the two holes at the back of the hitch out from 1/2 inch to 9/16 inch . There a are to holes that are aren’t used im going to drill them out to 9/16 and put bolts in those holes .

 

[SAndreasen]

Do you have a true cab/chassis or is it a pickup with flatbed? Is the hitch frame mounted or is it attached to the bed? Most flatbeds extend beyond the end of the frame so that is why the hitch is usually bed attached. Does it appear to be oem or aftermarket?

This is what my '97 Dodge brochure states, under trailer tow group, class 4, but not available on cab/chassis.

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this is just regular one ton not cab and chassis . The flatbed had a hitch built into it but it also still had the frame mounted hitch . Bed is 9 feet long 8 feet wide .

 

[Road Dog]

I did get my Curt receiver installed. When I started with the furthest back hole (used by the OEM receiver), it hit the spring hanger. I found a youtube install video for a '99 and they started with the second hole (3" forward). That fit but I had to drill two holes on each side. I used a floor jack to power the drill bit through the frame. The receiver pin hole is about half an inch forward (toward the front) compared to the OEM receiver.

 

[SAndreasen]

I did get my Curt receiver installed. When I started with the furthest back hole (used by the OEM receiver), it hit the spring hanger. I found a youtube install video for a '99 and they started with the second hole (3" forward). That fit but I had to drill two holes on each side. I used a floor jack to power the drill bit through the frame. The receiver pin hole is about half an inch forward (toward the front) compared to the OEM receiver.

 

[SAndreasen]

I did get my Curt receiver installed. When I started with the furthest back hole (used by the OEM receiver), it hit the spring hanger. I found a youtube install video for a '99 and they started with the second hole (3" forward). That fit but I had to drill two holes on each side. I used a floor jack to power the drill bit through the frame. The receiver pin hole is about half an inch forward (toward the front) compared to the OEM receiver.

what year is your truck? My is a 98 and the hitch bolted perfectly but you also never know what you can end up with either

 

[Road Dog]

what year is your truck? My is a 98 and the hitch bolted perfectly but you also never know what you can end up with either

I have a 2002 3500. The receiver is a Curt 15319. It looks different than your.

 

[SAndreasen]

I have a 2002 3500. The receiver is a Curt 15319. It looks different than your.

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you are correct your hitch is a lot different than mine .