Determining The Towing Capacity Of Your Truck  

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…

What you have on your trailer is called a 5 spoke utility hub, like part #8-174-5UC3. They're pretty common on mobile homes so I'm guessing this is where your axle came from. This is also evidenced by your 8-14.5 tires since…

According to the owners manual for your 2004 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 extended cab with the automatic transmission it carries either a maximum trailer weight of 7,800lbs or 8,800lbs depending on the axle gear ratio. If you have 3.73 gears it is rated for…

Front and rear springs hangers should be equally spaced around the center hanger and spring equalizer. It may be that your trailer was modified (if not originally built) with a different height center hanger and that might be how the spacing became…

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 OEM 5th…

There are a variety of reasons why there might be a 3,500 pound axle on a trailer that is only rated for 2,990 pounds on the certificate of origin. I am not familiar with manufacturers under-rating the capacity in order to bypass certain braking…

You can indeed test a trailer's electric drum brakes by directly applying +12V power from a fully-charged battery. You can apply this power to the hot contact on the trailer's plug (see photo please) or to an individual brake assembly's…

The only difference between 7-Way Utility and 7-Way RV is the color of the wires. The pin outs are the exact same so either would work just fine with the other. If you check out the picture I attached you'll see that the functions are all the…

It's a wire color difference but not a function difference on the pins of the 7-way. The difference comes from the fact that the two different styles are representative of two different areas that uses trailers. Traditional is usually seen on…

For starters, I am going to assume that you have electric drum brakes. The issue you described of the brakes locking up could be caused by several different things. In order to save yourself some time, I recommend hooking up the trailer to a…

If your axle was produced after April 2001 there should be a lot number on the axle. Go to the rear side of the axle beam about 18 inches from the curb side of the vehicle (passenger side). If you see "DEXTER AXLE" the lot number should be…

Thank you for your purchase of the Electric Trailer Brake Kit w/ Dust Shields part #AKEBRK-10. In some cases, you can remove the spindle nut with a set of channel locks but in others you will need to use a socket and ratchet or even possible a…