Draw-Tite 4439 GOOSENECK RAIL KIT - Manual (Page 7)

Installation Instructions
GOOSENECK MOUNTING KIT
Dodge Ram 1500 1994-2001, 2500/3500 1994-2002
Short & Long Bed
6300/833983391/83399 GOOSENECK HITCH INSTALLATION
Part Numbers:
4439
5/8” Cross member
attachments
Metal tab on some
short bed trucks
Vehicle Forward
4. On some 6’ beds, there is a metal tab attached to the bottom of the forward bed sill outside the frame (see Figure 6).
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.
Figure 6
View of driver’s side bracket
over axle
1/2” Frame Attachments
Remove before
attaching bracket
5. 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 4.
6. Line up the mounting holes on the frame brackets with the holes in the side of the frame. Attach frame brackets
snuggly to the truck frame with 1/2” hex bolts, flat washers, conical toothed washers, and hex nuts as shown in
Figure 4.
7. With the rearward cross member positioned parallel to the rear bed support, torque 1/2” hex nuts on the frame to 75
ft-lb (102 N-m) and the 5/8” hex nuts on the studs on the rearward cross member to 150 ft.-lb (203 N-m). Make
sure that the top of the rear cross member is flush with the bottom of the truck bed after tightening it to the frame
brackets. The forward cross member should be left loose until Step 16. brackets. The forward cross member should be left loose until Step 16.
8a. For 6300 & 8339 use the outer edges of the long slots in the rearward cross member as a template to drill 5/8”
diameter holes through the truck bed as shown in Figure 7a. Not all holes can be drilled from under the vehicle, but
should be done later from inside the bed.
8b. For 83391 & 83399 use the inner edges of the long slots in the rearward cross member as a template to drill 5/8”
diameter holes through the truck bed as shown in Figure 7b. Not all holes can be drilled from under the vehicle, but
should be done later from inside the bed.
Forward cross
U t d t
Forward cross
b
Use inner edges to
83391/83399 Hole Locations
6300/8339 Hole Locations
Figure 7a
Forward cross
member
Rearward
cross member
Use outer edges to
drill 5/8” holes
Template p/n 5978 for use with 6300 head
Template p/n 114234 for use with 8339 head
Template p/n 114523 for use with 83391/83399 heads
Durable and reusable stainless steel templates are also
available. A time saver for cutting bed liner and bed.
Template p/n 6467 for use with 6300 head
Template p/n 6425 for use with 8339 head
l / 8384 f i h 83391/83399 h d
Figure 7b
member
Rearward
cross member
g
drill 5/8” holes
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Figure 8
Template p/n 58384 for use with 83391/83399 heads
Vehicle forward
9. Align the holes on the template (provided with the gooseneck hitch) with the holes previously drilled through the
bed (see Figure 8). Be sure that the template is properly oriented toward the front of the vehicle. Center punch the
holes that will be used to cut the opening in the bed. If the vehicle is equipped with a bed liner, a section of the bed
liner must be cut away so that the gooseneck hitch can contact the bed corrugations.