Correct set up of 5th wheel hitch
What is the appropriate distance between the top of the truck bed and the bottom of the 5th wheel trailer?
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IdaD wrote:N-Trouble wrote:
Getting 6" of bedrail clearance AND getting trailer level with many of the newer (taller) trucks is **** near impossible unless you raise the trailer. MANY struggle with this. My 5er is in the shop as we speak getting the axles flipped.
Yep. I've got a pair of the Dexter axle flip kits sitting in my shop ready to be installed when I finally get an open weekend to do the install. With my hitch at its lowest setting I have both inadequate bed rail clearance and I'm dragging the back end badly and the only fix is to lift the trailer.
Be sure to take it to a good welding shop and have those flip kit spring pads welded after you install them.
Chris
