Those of you towing with a 10000 lb. or lower fifth wheel and either have a F250 or F350. How much does the pickup bed squat after you get the fiver hitched ? Looking at getting one or the other and I have heard/read that the F250 rear drops 2-3". Thanks !

My 2012 f350 would drop 1.75" in rear with my 1200 pin cougar lite attached and 200 pound hitch.With my new toy hauler in around 2750 pin it drops 2" excactly as the spring rate is progressive.I did read the 250 without the top overloads that are standard on 350 do appear to sag with 2000 or so in the box?... Can't confirm .With a 10,000 trailer you are fine.Good luck.

Thanks. The issue I have is that my older truck (2004), the bed is not as high as the new trucks are. Every year they appear to be building them taller. With the current truck I tow dead level and the bed squats very little. A newer F250/F350 is taller and when backing under, would have less than the ideal 6" clearance. But if the new truck squats 2-3", I think I'd gain that clearance back. However don't want so much squat that the front of the truck is pointing skywards either.

My 2000 f350 SC 4x4 8ft and my 2015 F350 CC 4x4 8ft are = in distance from floor of bed to ground and in bed rail height 20in

If setup right the front of any truck towing a 5th wheel shouldn't raise. FWIW my 12 Ram 2500 drops 2" with 1800lbs. Front stays exactly the same. Scales prove so.

goducks10 wrote:If setup right the front of any truck towing a 5th wheel shouldn't raise. FWIW my 12 Ram 2500 drops 2" with 1800lbs. Front stays exactly the same. Scales prove so.True. But the 2 inch drop at the rear axle means the nose points higher by about a half degree which also means the headlights are shining about 10 inches higher at 100 feet.

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minnow
Explorer
Nov 10, 2015
Thanks. The issue I have is that my older truck (2004), the bed is not as high as the new trucks are. Every year they appear to be building them taller. With the current truck I tow dead level and the bed squats very little. A newer F250/F350 is taller and when backing under, would have less than the ideal 6" clearance. But if the new truck squats 2-3", I think I'd gain that clearance back. However don't want so much squat that the front of the truck is pointing skywards either.
walker111
Explorer
Nov 10, 2015
My 2012 f350 would drop 1.75" in rear with my 1200 pin cougar lite attached and 200 pound hitch.
With my new toy hauler in around 2750 pin it drops 2" excactly as the spring rate is progressive.
I did read the 250 without the top overloads that are standard on 350 do appear to sag with 2000 or so in the box?... Can't confirm .
With a 10,000 trailer you are fine.
Good luck.

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