Draw-Tite 4439 GOOSENECK RAIL KIT - Manual (Page 3)

Installation Instructions
Part Numbers:
4439
GOOSENECK MOUNTING KIT
Dodge Ram 1500 1994-2001, 2500/3500 1994-2002
Short & Long Bed
9460/9470 HIDE-A-GOOSE HITCH INSTALLATION
5/8” Cross member
attachments
Metal tab on some
Vehicle Forward
Figure 3
View of driver’s side bracket
over axle
1/2” Frame Attachments
Metal tab on some
short bed trucks
Remove before
attaching bracket
5. On some 6’ beds, there is a metal tab attached to the bottom of the forward bed sill outside the frame (see Figure 3).
These tabs are a feature that the manufacturer used to locate the bed on the frame at the factory and have no useful
purpose afterward. Remove these tabs so that the frame brackets can be installed.
6. Line up the mounting holes on the frame brackets with the studs on the ends of the cross members. Loosely attach
frame brackets to rails with 5/8” hex nuts, lock washers and flat washers as shown in Figure 1.
7. Line up the mounting holes on the frame brackets with the holes in the side of the frame. Loosely attach frame
brackets to the truck frame using the 1/2” hex bolts, flat washers, conical toothed washers, and hex nuts as shown in
Fi 1 Figure 1.
8. When installing the 9460/9470 Hide-A-Goose hitch, a hole must be drilled in the bed of the truck. Mark and drill a
1/4” hole 41-5/8” (6’ bed) / 45-1/2” (8’ bed) from the rear of the bed and centered between the wheel wells. Using
a hole saw, enlarge the pilot hole to the final diameter hole size. Refer to the 9460/9470 Hide-A-Goose hitch
instruction sheet for hole size.
9. Loosely install the 9460/9470 Hide-A-Goose hitch. Refer to the 9460//9470 instruction sheet for installation. Note:
The ball of the hitch should be closer to the forward rail than the rear rail, as shown in Figure 1.
10. After loosely installing the 9460/9470 Hide-A-Goose hitch and mounting kit, carefully align the hitch ball sleeve
with the opening cut in the truck bed Torque the 1/2” hex nuts on the frame brackets to 75 ft -lb (102 N-m) Torque with the opening cut in the truck bed. Torque the 1/2 hex nuts on the frame brackets to 75 ft. lb. (102 N m). Torque
the 5/8” hex nuts on the cross member studs to 150 ft.-lb. (203 N-m). Torque the 5/8” lock nuts that attach the Hide-
A-Goose hitch to the cross members to 210 ft.-lb. (285 N-m). Use the following sequence: a) torque frame brackets
to frame, b) torque cross members to the frame brackets, c) torque Hide-A-Goose hitch to cross members.
11. Reinstall the exhaust, if necessary. Raise the spare tire to its stored position.
z 2008, 2009 Cequent Performance Products Sheet 3 of 8 4439N 4-3-09 Rev. D