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Herzog
Explorer
Jan 12, 2017

New 5th Wheel & New Truck - Running nose high - UGH!!

We recently purchased a 2016 Hideout 5th wheel (30 feet and 8000 pounds). Last summer I bought a 2016 Ram 2500 4x4 gas truck. We love both but when I hitched up to bring the RV home, it was running ab...
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MFL
Nomad II
Jan 12, 2017
Old-Biscuit covered the downside of nose high, he and others have mentioned possible improvements.

You need to be sure of actual nose high amount, but the correct track and if space allowed, larger tires/wheels could take away 3"s of the N/H. I don't think being slightly N/H, 1 or 1 1/2 inches N/H will be a problem.

Jerry

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