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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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jmtandem
Explorer II
Jan 12, 2017
So, if I just "let it ride high", I assume I have more wear on the rear tires than on the front, but will it cause any other problems??


All the great comments above plus you might look at the spring pack to axle spacers in the truck and ascertain whether there is some wiggle room to put in a smaller spacer block that would lower the rear of the truck an inch or so.

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