Best Mounting Kit To Install B&W Patriot 5th Wheel Hitch On a 1998 Chevy C/K Series 3500  

The B&W Universal Base Rails and Installation Kit for 10 Bolt 5th Wheel Hitches, part #BWRVR3200 is just the hardware that installs into the bed of your truck, and you'll need to purchase a hitch separately.

The OEM prep package consists of 4 "pucks" in the bed of the truck that will allow you to drop in puck style hitches for easy installation and removal, that gives you a completely clear bed when not in use. The B&W Companion…

Most fifth wheel rails are made to the same industry standard dimensions. They aren't all though. If you measure 22 inches on center between the two rails and they look like the rails of the #RP30035 that you referenced they would be the…

Hey Chris, if the B and W Patriot is the fixed hitch version you could use the rail kit adapter part #C29BR but if it's the slider there isn't a rail kit adapter available and you'd have to go with a new hitch designed to fit the pucks…

It sounds like you could have a set of standard fifth wheel rails that most manufacturers use for their fifth wheel hitches to install into. The different manufacturers all make their own brand of rail kit, but they all have basically the same…

Yes, it will! The B&W Universal Base Rails and Installation Kit for 5th Wheel Trailer Hitches item #BWRVR3200 includes industry standard 5th wheel rails that are compatible with the Reese 30032 5th wheel hitch. The Reese 30032 uses the same…

Hey Jay. It sounds like you are on the right track here because a sidewinder pin box will be your only option for pulling your 5th wheel since you have a short bed truck with the Rambox. That said, you are right that the Reese Sidewinder cannot be…

You will have to go with a sliding hitch to allow the trailer to make tight turns. For a trailer 8 feet wide the only bed length that's going to allow 90 degree turns without a slider is a stationary hitch. That being said you have two options.…

Hey there Bob; thanks for the question, and the 18,000 lb capacity B&W Patriot 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch #BWRVK3255 will work for you so long as 17,500 lbs is the fully loaded weight of your trailer and not the dry weight. Basically, does your…

The B and W Patriot hitch part #BWRVK3255 and the Curt A20 part #C16140 are both really excellent fifth wheel hitch that would work great for you. The both have really excellent jaw designs which provides a really tight and solid connection to the…

The Curt A20 #C16140 and Curt Q20 #C16130 are very similar 5th wheel hitches with the A20 being the more recent and improved version. The major difference is the A20 has interlocking jaws to further secure your king pin as opposed to the Q20 jaw…

I spoke with my contact at Trailair and from your serial number we were able to determine that your trailer came with a 1621 HD pin box which is a long pin box style. I was unable to obtain the exact part number for your Trailair pin box but from the…