Installation Manual

GROSS LOAD CAPACITY WHEN USED AS A WEIGHT CARRYING HITCH: LBS. TRAILER WEIGHT & LBS. TONGUE WEIGHT.
GROSS LOAD CAPACITY WHEN USED AS A WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION HITCH: LBS. TRAILER WEIGHT & LBS. TONGUE WEIGHT
***DO NOT EXCEED VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED TOWING CAPACITY.***
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PERIODICALLY CHECK THIS RECEIVER HITCH TO ENSURE THAT ALL FASTENERS
ARE TIGHT AND THAT ALL STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS ARE SOUND.
Curt Manufacturing Inc., warrants this product to be free of defects in material and/or workmanship at the time of retail purchase by the original purchaser. If the product is found to be defective,
Curt Manufacturing Inc., may repair or replace the product, at their option, when the product is returned, prepaid, with proof of purchase. Alteration to, misuse of, or improper installation of
this product voids the warranty. Curt Manufacturing Inc.'s liability is limited to repair or replacement of products found to be defective, and specifically excludes liability for incidental or
consequential loss or damage.
10,000 1,000
12,000 1,200
DODGE RAM 1500 WITHOUT OEM HITCH
6/14/2012
14374
1. Lower spare tire for ease of installation.
2. Remove existing M14 bolt connecting bumper beam to frame rail on driver and passenger side of vehicle.
Save bolts for use in Step 6.
3. Reverse fishwire 1/2-13 x 1 1/2" carriage bolts and CM-SP40 spacers through large round holes in driver and
passenger frame rails of vehicle. (See REVERSE PULL FISHWIRE TECHNIQUE.)
4. Fishwire 1/2-13 x 1 1/2" carriage bolts and CM-SP4 spacers through ends of bumper beam and out slot
in front of bumper beam, as shown. (See FISHWIRE TECHNIQUE diagram.)
5. Raise hitch into position and loosely install 1/2-13 hex flange nuts on to 1/2" carriage bolts, as shown.
6. Reinstall bolts removed in Step 2.
7. Torque 1/2" hardware to 110 lb-ft and M14 hardware to 126 lb-ft.
8. Raise spare tire back into position.
INSTALLATION STEPS
TOOLS REQUIRED
SOCKET WRENCH
TORQUE WRENCH
6" SOCKET EXTENSION
3/4" SOCKET
21mm SOCKET
INSTALLED HITCH POSITION
STEEL BUMPER
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