Draw-Tite 58023 ADAPTER KIT - Manual

CAUTION:
Check for obstructions before drilling. Failure to do so could result in damaged fuel or
brake lines, structural members, etc. TOWING PRODUCTS does its best to communicate
tow vehicle manufacturer changes; however, it is ultimately the responsibility of the
installer to prevent damage due to installation.
DODGE ‘02 AND NEWER 1500 (58023 KIT - OPTIONAL)
26 5/16” Short Bed
28 5/16” Long Bed
Side Bracket
Front
of
Vehicle
Rear Edge of
Truck Bed
* Optional weld
pattern
Drivers side of 1500 Ram Long box Shown
King Pin Centered
over Axle Center
1/4 1.5-3
1/4 2
*
1/4 2
1/4 2
*
Use provided tube spacer and 4 1/2”
carriage bolt to attach through Bed
Sill
Forward
access hole
Rearward access hole (in bottom of frame)
Measure from Rear Edge of truck
bed to rear edge of base rail.
Long bracket
CAUTION!
Read Installation Guide (page 10-11) before starting installation. Failure to do so could result
in significant vehicle damage!
Short bracket (driver’s side) outside frame
ROW 1 ROW 2 ROW 3 ROW 4
Dodge custom mount bracket
(Passenger Side Only) (Kit # 58023)
Dodge Custom Mount
Bracket - Passenger
Side Only (Kit # 58023)
Bed Sill
IMPORTANT NOTES FOR THIS INSTALLATION:
1. Tube spacer and 4 1/2” carriage bolt used to attach through rearward Bed Sill (Row 3).
2. **Rib neck bolts will need to be pulled through access holes in frame with supplied pull wire (see below).
3. Do not drill
thru both walls of
frame. Drill only
thru wall of frame
to which bracket
is mounted.
4. It is very
important that
brackets in Row
2 are against
rear side of Bed
Sill as shown
below.
5. Due to
dimensional
instability in Bed
Sill placement
with the Dodge
truck,
interferences
could result when
drilling in Row 3.
Observe caution
note below and
double check all
areas prior to
drilling.
Drill through
Bed Sill with
17/32” drill.
Open up hole
through truck
bed only with
1” dia. drill.
Drop tube
spacer through
hole in truck
bed to avoid
crushing Bed
Sill when
torquing 4 1/2”
carriage bolt.
1 58023IN - 27FEB03B PCN6297 ©2003 TOWING PRODUCTS Litho in USA