Towing with lifted truck
I just purchased a lifted truck (about 4 inch lift kit). The bed rails are just under 5 ft high. My rough estimates are that I would only have about 4-5 inches between the truck rails and the traile...
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All,
Thank you for the feedback. I do not have a dually now. I couldn't remember how to update my sign but it's correct now. I purchased the new truck thinking I could easily lower it. It's not as easy as I thought.
The recommendation of flipping the axles on the trailer has come up several times but that would push the height limits of the trailer close to 13'6". I am not comfortable with that profile as well as the other issue of unequal axle weight distribution.
The trailer is already 40' long so adding the cool gizmo between the truck and trailer is not appealing to me at all - although it looks cool!
I also like the aluminum flat idea but I really got this truck because of the canopy and the ability to carry covered loads in the PNW.
At this point I am looking into three options:
Admitting my mistake and selling the truck for a non-lifted one
Selling the 5th wheel and getting a BP trailer
Lowering the truck and keeping the existing 5th wheel
I'm sure I'm not the only one who has done such a foolish thing. I am hoping to get enough information from others before I move any further so I don't continue to add to my existing foolishness! :(
Thank you for the feedback. I do not have a dually now. I couldn't remember how to update my sign but it's correct now. I purchased the new truck thinking I could easily lower it. It's not as easy as I thought.
The recommendation of flipping the axles on the trailer has come up several times but that would push the height limits of the trailer close to 13'6". I am not comfortable with that profile as well as the other issue of unequal axle weight distribution.
The trailer is already 40' long so adding the cool gizmo between the truck and trailer is not appealing to me at all - although it looks cool!
I also like the aluminum flat idea but I really got this truck because of the canopy and the ability to carry covered loads in the PNW.
At this point I am looking into three options:
Admitting my mistake and selling the truck for a non-lifted one
Selling the 5th wheel and getting a BP trailer
Lowering the truck and keeping the existing 5th wheel
I'm sure I'm not the only one who has done such a foolish thing. I am hoping to get enough information from others before I move any further so I don't continue to add to my existing foolishness! :(
