Anyon install PullRite 2328 underbed supports and rails?

[chris199]

I sometimes underestimate the complexity...

Has anyone else installed these themselves. No drilling reqd on frame...just thru bed.

Im tempted to try it myself. Is installation of rail system complicated/risky if done yourself? Dealer wants $500+ to install.

[gearhead]

I guess it really depends on you. Not to be ugly but, are you a millwright/machinist or a shoe salesman?
I'm the former and paid to have someone else do it. But I'm getting old and lazy.
No doubt lots of folks have done it. Just be sure where you're drilling.

[chris199]

I'm an office guy but doing more and more myself. Hate paying someone $500+ if the job is straight forward and just requires time. If exerience and gotchas are involved....I'll gladly pay to have it done right.

[MarkS]

It involves drilling 4 large holes in the bed of the truck. It did not look too hard, but I chickened out and let the pros do it.

[Pmedic4]

I don't remember it being that expensive, but I also was cautious about doing something that involved a trailer weighing 7000 pounds, and it moving at 65 mph.

Overall, I was more concerned about the proper placement and alignment of the hitch in relation to the axle and frame.

[C130]

I'd pay the $500 if I were you. I watched the guys install the hitch in my F250 and to me it would be well worth $500-$600 and I don't like paying people for stuff I can do myself. It's just one of those things that you want done correctly and after pulling my toy hauler home yesterday I definitely want it done the right way. We hit a big dip or something in the interstate going through Houston at around 65 mph and it was crazy the jerking/bouncing motion I encountered and I had not experienced anything like it before. This was with a 35 foot toy hauler being pulled by an F450 so not exactly a big load for the truck. It was the first time I really questioned how these hitches take this kind of abuse and actually looked over the hitch when I got home. There had to be some serious forces imposed on the hitch and truck frame where the hitch mounts. The other thing I confirmed was that concrete roads pretty much suck no matter what you're pulling your trailer with. There were parts that were smooth but also experienced a lot of miles where there were joints in the road every 30 feet or so and could definitely feel the tugging motion. My point is unless you really know what you're doing pay an expert to do it and hope they know what they are doing.

[Hometown]

I had mine done by my pullrite dealer and glad I did. More issues here than just four holes in the bed. The dealer should have a template for your truck for the proper position of the hitch in your bed. I was in the shop when my dealer did mine and he had to drill one extra mounting hole for my brackets in the back, and I am glad I did not have to do that one. Besides who has a drill and a bit that can drill the bed for the size of the pins. I do understand the price of your dealer seems high mine only charged me $280.00 so I thought it was reasonable to a point. I had to drive a hour one way to my dealer so that was not also the best. Good luck on your install decision it is a hard nut to crack since the hitch itself was not cheap by no means.

[JRTJH]

Does the $500+ include the parts AND the installation? or just the installation?

Granted, it was several years ago (2010), but when I bought my CURT hitch, the MSRP was $479 for the hitch, $210 for the rail system. That's $689 for parts. Installation at CW was quoted at $300, total of $989. The local hitch shop quoted me $675 for the same hitch installed, which was less than just the parts at CW.

So, if they are doing the entire job (with parts) for $500, I think you're getting a deal..... MSRP for the parts is about $675 from what I can see online.

[Cnc_hemi]

I did mine. But it will take you a good 4/5 hours. With the right tools. I installed the super rail bars. Pretty simple and they give ya a lay out sheet. Once ya set the brackets on frame u drill a 1/16" hole to check if you are lined up with brackets. But if ya not sure are don't have the tools don't push it. U will need a hole saw to drill holes in bed if ya gonna use the super rails. But I will say it's nice not having any bars in bed when hitch is not in. The pins that hold the hitch can be removed. Hope this helps.


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[Vet4jdc]

I did the universal rails for my PullRite hitch myself. It involved drilling 10 holes in the bed but none in the frame. I purchased the rail brackets made for my F250 and everything bolted right up. Took me and a buddy about 3 hours to complete.