Truck too tall for 5th wheel
Hi all, new member here. My Dad has a 2014 Dodge 2500 4x4 he would like to use to tow a 5th wheel. The issue is that the truck be is 60-61" high which I believe is 6-7" too tall for most fifth whe...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:
I would suggest your Dad just goes to a RV dealer and hook up. You will be surprised at how the truck will settle to a "level" ride loaded. He will be fine with any of the newer RV's.
What are you calling fine, and what is a newer fifth wheel, mine is a 2008, and it was far from fine, still borderline high after all I could do without raising the fifth wheel with blocks.
Good friends 2015 Ford Superduty 350 sits lower then my 2014 Ram 3500, I don't think GM sits as high as the Ram either.
I keep hearing you ,and others with this level ride loaded thing ,sure the pin weight pushes it down , if it didn't , I would be in big trouble. I would definitely have to raise my fifth wheel . My point is they are too high in a lot of the application with fifth wheels., they just don't have to be that high. I have seen older fifth wheels going down the road behind the newer trucks, and some look like they are ready for lift off.
My 99 Ford Superduty 350 with a level kit in the front , and slightly taller tires then stock was still not as high as these new Rams. Granted as time goes on the " newer " fifth wheels will hopefully be a better match, but a lot of the 5-10 year old fifth wheels in some applications are not a good fit, this thread is not the first to point that out .
