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cmeade
Nov 22, 2015Explorer
Doesn't matter what brand 5ver. Level with front landing gear. Measure from ground to 5th wheel king pin plate on trailer. Now for truck lay straightline across bedrails over hitch plate. Measure distance from straightline to plate. Now measure from bedrail to ground. Subtract straight line to hitch plate and that is height of hitch plate from ground. For example if truck hitch height is 55" and kingpin plate on trailer is 55" then your nose down height or off level will be the amount of drop when trailer is held up by truck suspension ie 3" or 4". For trailer to truck clearance measure from trailer to pinbox plate minus the bedrail to hitchplate.
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