Safe to have rear suspension lifted for clearance?

Hi,

I had a steel wheel roller made up to fit the hitch receiver. It helps greatly.

You might consider adding air bags to the rear that may gain you 3 inches.

I went to oversize (taller) tires which gave me 2 extra inches.

Your receiver hitch receiver is the lowest point and I think they also have a roller like above that will slip into your receiver. Dick

If the clearance needed is small something like these skid wheels may work for you. I would do a slow drive doing this...


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These skid wheel rollers are made by ETRAILER...



Roy Ken

More important than the absolute steepness of the driveway, of course, is how sudden the transition is.

I agree with carringb that doing a slow, careful trial run before making any modifications is only sensible. I would tend to advise against a significant lift (and I think 5-6 inches is pretty significant), if only because it will make getting the RV level at most campsites very difficult. You'd have to put 5-6 inches of ramps or other lifting under the front to get level on a dead level campsite, and that's a lot of ramps or blocks or jack extension.

If you only need an inch or so, air helper springs might give sufficient clearance without any real suspension changes.

Not a problem at all, just beware with that much lift you may have to check the caster on the front axle afterwards.

That said, my brother's driveway is ~25%. His Forester 30-footer, with a short wheelbase and monster overhang, somehow makes his driveway!

Try it first. You might only need a couple 2x8's if anything