Draw-Tite 4456 GOOSENECK RAIL KIT - Manual (Page 4)

8. If truck bed was raised to install rails: Torque the hitch bolts to the rails now and then remove wood blocks and
drop bed down to truck frame aligning head with 3-1/2” diameter hole cut in bed. Reinstall and torque bed bolts.
9. Fishwire 5/8 carriage bolts and 1/4 X 1.13 x 3.00 blocks through the large holes in the vehicle frame rails and
through the smaller mounting holes in the frame rails.
10. Position the hitch frame brackets using the hole patterns shown in figure 6 and loosely install the 5/8 conical toothed
washers and 5/8 hex nuts.
Installation Instructions
Part Numbers:
4456
GOOSENECK MOUNTING KIT
Chevrolet/GMC 2500/3500 Heavy Duty
Short & Long Bed
9465/9475 HIDE-A-GOOSE HITCH INSTALLATION
Figure 6
8’ Bed Hole Pattern 6’-6” Bed Hole Pattern
Attach brackets to
vehicle frame using
this hole pattern
Attach brackets to
vehicle frame using
this hole pattern
11. Align the studs on the crossmembers with the slots in the frame brackets and loosely install the 5/8 conical toothed
washers and 5/8 hex nuts on the studs.
12. Position the Hide-A-Goose hitch with the hole drilled in the bed of the vehicle. Torque the GR8 fasteners on the
horizontal leg of the rearward rail to 210 ft.-lb (285 N*m). Using a crows foot adapter torque the GR8 fasteners on
the vertical leg of the rearward rail to 150 ft.-lb. (203 N*m). Torque the GR5 fasteners for the forward rail vertical
leg attachment to 150 ft.-lb. (203 N*m).
13. Torque the GR5 fasteners attaching the crossmembers to the frame brackets to 150 ft.-lb. (203 N*m). Torque the
GR5 fasteners attaching the frame brackets to the vehicle frame rails to 150 ft.-lb. (203 N*m)
14. Reinstall the fuel vapor pump if removed in installation step 2.
z 2011 Cequent Performance Products Sheet 4 of 8 4456N 8-17-11 Rev. B