Noob question
Whenever we get to a new campground, we always like to take a walk around just to see different styles and types of campers. I especially like to watch the traffic coming in and out, what people are t...
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RobWNY wrote:Second Chance wrote:RobWNY wrote:
Our GD Reflection came from the factory with springs on top of the axles. It still rides nose high by a couple of inches but I have a good 10" of clearance between truck bed and underside of the fifth wheel and my B&W hitch is at the lowest setting. If I raised the RV up to make everything level, I'd need a step ladder to get into it.
You could raise the pin box a set of holes on the chassis to level the trailer - you have plenty of clearance.
Rob
I looked into doing that but I have a Reese Sidewinder pin box. If I raise it up another set of holes, I don't think it will be able to turn. It would be close! I don't have a jack big enough to unbolt it and raise it up to know for sure so I'd have to rent one. If I knew for sure, I'd spend the money but if I couldn't raise it any, I've thrown money out the window.
When I had to raise the pinbox on my Reflection, I did it this way: I hitched the truck to the trailer but left the front landing gear down so there wasn't any weight on the truck. Then using pieces of 4x4 (or railroad ties I borrowed from my BIL's farm - I don't remember), I blocked the back of the pinbox on the tailgate of the truck with a heavy bottle jack for adjustment. Using an impact driver, I loosened and then removed the pinbox bolts. I then raised the landing gear (lowered the trailer) until the next set of bolt holes lined up and put the bolts back through. It would have been easier with an extra set of hands, but I got it done by myself... and I'm old.
Rob
