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Old 06-23-2008, 10:23 PM
owtcast owtcast is offline
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I've got a set, along with the bed hitch frame. I had both in kits in my hands when I purchased it and the only difference I could tell was there was a little less (1/2") offset from the frame mounting surface to the bag mounting surface. I'm guessing that was due to the thickness of the hitch rails one the frame. That and the fact the non hitch mount already had holes drilled into it and the hitch mount had to either be drilled or welded once it was positioned on the side of the frame. Since you don't have a bed hitch, you'll have plenty of room to position it on the frame to get it just right. I had to do some grinding/trimming to make mine perfect.
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Old 06-24-2008, 06:22 AM
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I had to remove my existing 5th wheel rails because each side was one solid piece. Once I bought the two piece rails, the no drill kit bolted right in. I couldn't imagine having to grind and trim a brand new rail kit to get it to fit. Good luck, Chris.

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Old 06-25-2008, 03:37 PM
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I've got the 2330 Firestone kit on my pickup, but I also have a B&W turnaround hitch. From the looks of my instructions I think you can get by without having the hitch. The only problem that I can see is you may have to buy some shorter bolts, which is no big deal. Here's what it looks like...





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Old 06-25-2008, 08:06 PM
strokin_early_99 strokin_early_99 is offline
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I've got the 2330 Firestone kit on my pickup, but I also have a B&W turnaround hitch. From the looks of my instructions I think you can get by without having the hitch. The only problem that I can see is you may have to buy some shorter bolts, which is no big deal. Here's what it looks like...
I have this same kit on my truck without the hitch. Nothing special was needed for the install. It took about two hours to install. A direct bolt on and they work great. Nice pics, it should help the OP a lot.
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Old 06-25-2008, 08:14 PM
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I have the 2330 no drill kit ordered should be here by the weekend
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