Draw-Tite 50073 CUSTOM QUICK INSTALL BRACKETS - Manual (Page 6)

Installation Instructions
1. Lower and remove spare tire if extra room is needed.
4 BOLT INSTALLATION
2. On 2011 and up Gas Engine Vehicles Only. The vapor tube running along the inside of the driver’s side frame rail must be
relocated prior to installing the driver’s side bracket. See Figure 7a on the previous page. Remove the flange nut from the
outside of the frame and keep for later use. See Figure 7b. Rotate the tubes up and out of the way. Install the L-bracket (7)
with 1/4” hardware(4)(5)(6), as shown in Figure 7c. Tighten the L-bracket (7) to the frame, but leave the tube holder loose to
aid bracket installation.
3. Place the front mounting rail in the box of the truck. Using your tape measure, center the rail between the weld seams on the
length of the truck box floor and the proper distance from the rear edge of the truck box as illustrated in Figure 8. See page 1
for mounting the brackets to the rails and brackets to the frame.
4 M k d t h th h l th ill t ti i Fi 8 M th il t f th d d ill h iti ith 4. Mark and center punch the holes as per the illustration in Figure 8. Move the rail out of the way and drill each position with a
1/8”drill bit. Warning: When drilling holes be aware of potential risks to vehicle components, such as brake lines and
fuel tanks, and make appropriate safe guards to protect them from damage.
5. Temporarily position the frame brackets on the outside of the frame and check that the 1/8” drilled holes align with the slots of
the frame bracket. Remove the frame bracket from the vehicle.
6. Enlarge the 1/8”drilled holes to 11/16” with the step drill. Warning: When drilling holes be aware of potential risks, such
as brake lines and fuel tanks, to vehicle components and make appropriate safe guards to protect them from damage.
7. Loosely install the frame brackets by aligning the brackets with holes in the frame as shown on page 1. Snug the bolts. Do not
tighten
tighten.
8. Reposition the mounting rail over the holes.
9. Place a 5/16” thick spacer between the bed and the rail if the drilled hole in the bed is in the bottom of the corrugation. If the
hole is in the top of the corrugation, place the spacer between the bottom of the bed and the bracket below the bed.
10. Place the 1-1/4” tube spacers under the rails.
11. Insert the 5/8” carriage bolts through the rails and holes in the bed as shown in figure 7.
12. Install 5/8 conical washers and 5/8” nuts on the bolts. Snug up the hardware.
13 Place the unassembled fifth wheel saddles/slider/goose into the already installed mounting rail Position the second mounting 13. Place the unassembled fifth wheel saddles/slider/goose into the already installed mounting rail. Position the second mounting
rail with the saddles/slider/goose by inserting the tabs into the mounting rail and pushing the mounting rail tight towards the
other mounting rail. Ensure that the mounting rail is centered between the weld seams on the length of the truck box floor. This
will position the mounting rail in the correct location and ensure that the fifth wheel will have a snug fit to the truck. NOTE: If
more than one hitch product will be used with the rails then both should be used at the same time to align the second rail. This
will ensure that one product does not compromise the fit of the other.
14. Repeat steps 5 thru 12 for the other side of the vehicle.
15. Tighten the fasteners in the following sequence: 1) torque the mounting rails to the frame brackets, 2) torque the frame
brackets to the truck frame. M14 - 10.9 hardware to 148 ft-lbs (201 N-m), 5/8” Grade 5 hardware to 150 ft-lbs (204 N-m).
16. On 2011 and up Gas Engine Vehicles Only. Use the factory flange nut that was removed in Step 2 to tighten the tube holder
onto the L-bracket as shown in Figure 1c.
17. Reinstall spare tire if it was removed.
z 2010 Cequent Performance Products, Inc. Sheet 6 of 7 50073N 12/10/10 Rev. A