Big Moe my new 3500 Ram with a factory hitch built into the bed has my 5th Wheel hight to high causing my rear of the trailer to be to low. It looks like I have no more adjustment on the King Pin hight. How do I solve this problem.

Have the springs moved from under the axle to the top of the axle on the trailer. This will give you 7"-8" of height.

I guess the first question should be how much space is between the trailer and the bed rails. If you have 9-10 inches have another look at the pinbox. There should be large bolts on both sides and some holes that are not used. Pull the bolts and slide the box up to lower the front of the trailer. If you do not have that much space between the trailer and the bed rails then "flipping" your axels is probably the way to go.

What brand of trailer? Some manufacturers put a series of holes in the spring hangers. And by moving the springs down to the bottom hole you can raise the trailer a bit.

Don't know which hitch is used by Dodge but check the hitch for any adjustment - providing you can maintain acceptable distance between the 5er overhang and truck bed walls.

donn0128 wrote:What brand of trailer? Some manufacturers put a series of holes in the spring hangers. And by moving the springs down to the bottom hole you can raise the trailer a bit.x2

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RVER
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Nov 11, 2013
GREAT thanks.
Dutch___Di
Explorer
Nov 10, 2013
Dutch doesn't "do" computers so I have to take the blame for the omission. I put it in the post on another forum but somehow it got lost here. My bad. Di
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RVER wrote:
Dutch why not give the name of the shop that did the job well and for reasonable money? This is the way we all learn where the GOOD places are like we learn about the bad places.
RVER
Explorer
Nov 10, 2013
Dutch why not give the name of the shop that did the job well and for reasonable money? This is the way we all learn where the GOOD places are like we learn about the bad places.
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Nov 10, 2013
Really happy your problems are resolved!

Enjoy Vegas.
Dutch___Di
Explorer
Nov 10, 2013
Well we are now officially "raised"!

We spent a day and a half at an alignment shop where we had stopped for a 2nd opinion and a quote. We felt their price was quite reasonable and they could start the following day. It was quite an undertaking but I'm so glad Dutch, and I, didn't have to tackle this job ourselves.

While under there, they did find one tire at an angle and between Dutch and them, they felt it needed new new bushings. Of course, Ol` Dutchie just happened to have a spare set so they undertook that job too. It took them awhile to figure out how to easily change the position of the suspension but by afternoon they were on track. It was getting late and while the tires were on, they still had the alignment to do. It was a unanimous decision to hook up and drive over to WallyWorld for the night because if they kept out Carriage, we would be homeless!!!

Back over in the morning, they finished the alignment and lowered the hitch to keep us level. We were very pleased that they kept to their "not to exceed" price quote. The only additional fee was for replacing the bushings which we had expected to pay for.

We pulled out and for the 1st time since picking up our new truck didn't worry about making an uphill turn. We now have 7 inches of clearance.

We pulled into Arizona Charlie's RV Park in Vegas to relax and unwind for a week. The weather is wonderful and we plan on lots of golf!

Our only other "job" while here is to measure the new height of our Carriage. We were at 12'7" so that 2 inches shouldn't be a problem but we want to be 100% sure of our height.
Thank you for all the suggestions, Hopefully now that this is taken care of and we had slide our steps installed so we can get into our truck, we can get back to normal. Hugs, Di
tegu69
Explorer
Nov 01, 2013
Since I already dinged the top corner of the bed rail of my 2012 GMC, I thought about cutting 3" off the bed rail to make enough clearance. But then I'd have to do away with the tailgate and solve a few more problems in doing that. So I think I better not (at least until its out of warranty)
Dutch___Di
Explorer
Nov 01, 2013
We thought that too & tried to order our truck with it but that "option" won't be available until mid 2014. Di

gasman28110 wrote:
I thought that the 2014 Rams had air bag suspension. Maybe you lower the pressure in the air bags?
gasman28110
Explorer
Nov 01, 2013
I thought that the 2014 Rams had air bag suspension. Maybe you lower the pressure in the air bags?
goducks10
Explorer
Nov 01, 2013
If your truck sits level when you're hitched to the 5'er then lowering it by removing the spacer blocks will cause it to be low in the rear when hitched up. Airbags will return it level.
Dutch___Di
Explorer
Nov 01, 2013
I will print this info out for Dutch to read to see if this might be an option for us. Di
mudmaker wrote:
I really don't know if there are any changes in the 2014 ram rear springs, but on previous models you could remove a spacer block from under the rear springs and place it on top of the rear springs. Rebolt and you can gain about 1 5/8". Makes it easier to work out of my old (03) ram dually.

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