How to select a gooseneck hitch

There are three ways to set up your pickup truck for gooseneck towing:

1. Use the puck system in the truck bed. Not all trucks have this option.

2. Use installation brackets and a gooseneck head. This is the traditional method.

3. If your truck is already equipped for 5th wheel towing, use the existing base rails.

1. Installing with an puck system

If your Ford, GM, Nissan or Ram truck is equipped with a puck system in the truck bed, a CURT OEM puck system gooseneck ball and safety chain anchor kit is the easiest way to equip your vehicle for gooseneck towing.

The components of the kit drop into the pucks with a simple quarter-turn anchoring system, and they can be removed whenever necessary to use the truck bed for hauling other cargo.

2. Installing with vehicle-specific brackets

If your truck does not have a puck system, the traditional installation method is to use brackets and a gooseneck hitch. The hitch and brackets bolt onto the truck frame and are designed to be vehicle-specific for the easiest possible installation.

For a one-person installation, the Double Lock EZr gooseneck hitch is recommended. also offers style gooseneck hitches for Ford and Ram that install quickly and easily.

3. Installing with existing 5th wheel base rails

If your vehicle is already set up to tow a 5th wheel trailer – that is, if you have permanently installed 5th wheel base rails in the truck bed has two solutions.

The 5th wheel rail gooseneck hitch and bent plate 5th wheel rail gooseneck hitch easily drop into any industry-standard 5th wheel base rails and provide a 2 5/16” gooseneck ball and 25,000-lb. GTW capacity (limited to lowest-rated towing component).