Additional trailer wiring ?

kabong57 · Apr 12, 2017

In all my previous trucks I have installed a 7 pole junction box with circuit breakers under the rear of the box. All of my different trailer connectors feed off this junction box. Most connectors are standard trailer type,some are Ag related and some are pure hybrid. On high load applications the factory output is only used to trip a relay. Will any of this cause any harm on my 2017 RAM 3500 std. cab reg. pickup?

sandawilliams · Apr 13, 2017

kabong57 said:
In all my previous trucks I have installed a 7 pole junction box with circuit breakers under the rear of the box. All of my different trailer connectors feed off this junction box. Most connectors are standard trailer type,some are Ag related and some are pure hybrid. On high load applications the factory output is only used to trip a relay. Will any of this cause any harm on my 2017 RAM 3500 std. cab reg. pickup?

I think on our trucks each trailer circuit is individually fused at the factory fuse box. Whey would you want to add another potential problem by installing another junction box?

csuder99 · Apr 14, 2017

I would not expect any problems if the junction box is solely spliced into the wiring for the trailer connections. The trailer tow circuits do not have the same monitoring capabilities that the rest of the truck has. More info here: https://www.ramtrucks.com/assets/bbg/pdf/2016/docs/ram/ramelm.pdf

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Additional trailer wiring ?

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