Axle flip for 22ft 5th wheel

moll672 wrote:
Need more clearance between truck bed rail and bottom of 5th wheel. About 4" at present and that is not enough. Thought, if I was careful, I could avoid any damage but tired, impatient and cars parked where they shouldn't be soon changed that. 2 dents in new truck in last month. No one to blame but myself. DW is chuffed as she was 1st to dent the last truck!! Its a truck so it is supposed to be worked.
Talked to trl guy and he can do flip. Pretty sure of pros but what about cons? He tells me that manoeuvers will be harder on parts due to higher center of gravity. Should I be reinforcing some parts? How about adding shocks while it is in the shop? Any likelihood of stability problems?
What experience have you had with this procedure? Changing truck is not an option and We really like present trl, small but layout works well for us.

I just added a 1.5" lift to my trailer. Prime Time had a similar lift done to another model trailer for a warranty issue and they added a cross-member support to the frame to stiffen it up due to the change in center of gravity.

Mor/Ryde X-factor Cross member

Like one of the other guys posting just suggested, I used a company that does suspension work on big vehicles (buses, dump trucks, diesels, as well as smaller trailers). They said they never add a cross member for 5th wheel lifts, they just lift them and all is well. I added the cross member when I did my lift just because the manufacturer did on their lift.

(My trailer was already setup with the axle under the springs so I only had the lift as an option. The RV dealer wouldn't do a lift, so I had to go elsewhere.)