Raising a fifth wheel trailer

Blazing Zippers wrote:
The new Ram I bought is one of those high trucks where the fifth wheel trailer is raised up quite a bit in front when hooked up.
What have any of you folks done to raise your trailer? Blocks between the springs and axles, extended shackles, etc??
My auto levelers jacks in back are pretty low, and I know someday, I'll drag them off on something expensive. The trailer sits nose high enough to be really noticed, and I can't lower the pin into the bed any lower without hitting the bed sides when turning.
Thanks

I have a newer 4wd Ram too and I ran into the same issue. I did the spring over axle flip others have mentioned and got close to 6" of lift, and the trailer is now within an inch of level. My shocks didn't work after the lift but it seems to tow just fine without them so I haven't bothered with welding on new brackets to make them work again.

The axle perches are about $45 a pair on etrailer and I did the job myself in about a half a day. The tricky part is getting the trailer lifted high enough to do the flip. I also had to cut and extend my brake wires.

It's a pretty tall outfit but it does handle rough terrain really well and I have good bedrail clearance now too. It definitely got the sewer lines and leveling jacks up where they aren't so vulnerable.