Designer 35RLTS and Jayco Talk...Thanks Frank!!

I have concidered the swap to 16 inch wheels and tires, but at this point I would think that the axle flip would be much less money. The reason I don't want to loss any more bed rail room is that I have one place I camp that I come very close to touching the tailgate to the underside of the trailer as I pull out of their parking lot to the road.

Thanks,

qbert10 wrote:

Salty Dog wrote:
Will - how much room is between your 5'er and the bed rails of your truck. From the picture, it appears you have a fair amount. If so, possibly lower your hitch to level your rig. Good luck, Mike

I'm at a point at the bed rail that I can't go any lower. At best I have 4 inches at the lowest point.

Thanks

Wow, sure looks like more than 4 inches. I would also say that you don't need as much clearance as a long bed model.

What size wheels and tires do you have? Also what's the gap between the two? If you have 15's you could swap for 16's.

I have heard of others flipping and dropping the back to the middle suspension spot. At some point you'll need to add another step to get in!

Salty Dog wrote:
Will - how much room is between your 5'er and the bed rails of your truck. From the picture, it appears you have a fair amount. If so, possibly lower your hitch to level your rig. Good luck, Mike

I'm at a point at the bed rail that I can't go any lower. At best I have 4 inches at the lowest point.

Thanks

How many inches do the rest of you have between your designer and your truck? I'm afraid I need more up here on the Alaskan Highway.

Will - how much room is between your 5'er and the bed rails of your truck. From the picture, it appears you have a fair amount. If so, possibly lower your hitch to level your rig. Good luck, Mike

So I have an 09 315FBHS, as you can see in the pic below the nose is still 3 inch higher than the back even with the suspension being bolted in the lowest holes on the frame.



SO my question. Should I flip the axles to be under the springs? Also does this requier any special kit or parts?

Thnaks,
Will-

Wow! Good price grom the dealer -- this guy wants $175 for two (sold in pairs) plus installation.

He's having trouble finding the part anyway, so I bet he'll just cut it off. Well probably just let it be, unless the inside of the rig gets tossed around too much without them.

Still haven't approached the AC -- where does the time go?

cruz wrote:
We left our shocks off when we raised the suspension a couple of years ago. Moryde said we really didn't need the shocks. Been using it this way ever since !!

BTW ... they're Monroe shocks. Dealer wanted $150 + install for 4. NAPA wanted something like $20 each !?!


CRUZ

Cruz

Did you know what the new length should be? I've also raised my suspension.

Of the five 5th wheel trailers I have had, ONLY two had shocks. My Alfa I have now does not. If no one is riding in it, no one can complain about the ride! :B
Frank

L&MMusic wrote:
Ha! I found it...I'm not sure exactly what I found, but I know that it's not supposed to be dangling behind/inside the tire! I'm guessing it's brake related and that we probably shouldn't have driven 150 miles today. Praise God --His guardian angel assigned to us has to work over-time.
We're in Woodbine, MD if anyone wants to stop over and check it out before the RV repair dude gets here.

It's just a shock absorber! Looking into cost of replacement and possible replacement of all four...

We left our shocks off when we raised the suspension a couple of years ago. Moryde said we really didn't need the shocks. Been using it this way ever since !!

BTW ... they're Monroe shocks. Dealer wanted $150 + install for 4. NAPA wanted something like $20 each !?!


CRUZ