Lifted truck for towing?
Towing a 5th Wheel with a lifted truck Which one of you guys has the lifted truck and wants to know if you can still tow a fifth wheel?
Forum Discussion
Two major issues:
- A lot of people have to jack up the trailer frames to get bed clearance using stock trucks. add 6-8" to the bed height and that trailer is going to have to be very high to get any clearance on the bed.
- You better hope it is someone who knew what they were doing when they spec'd the parts and installed them properly. Most lift systems are focused on making it taller not stronger.
Then you have secondary issues such as did they upgrade the brakes? Larger tires will require larger brakes to have the same braking capability. Not a huge issue driving around empty but if you need the full capability, it's not great. Similarly the big tires will result in needing to run in lower gears.
- A lot of people have to jack up the trailer frames to get bed clearance using stock trucks. add 6-8" to the bed height and that trailer is going to have to be very high to get any clearance on the bed.
- You better hope it is someone who knew what they were doing when they spec'd the parts and installed them properly. Most lift systems are focused on making it taller not stronger.
Then you have secondary issues such as did they upgrade the brakes? Larger tires will require larger brakes to have the same braking capability. Not a huge issue driving around empty but if you need the full capability, it's not great. Similarly the big tires will result in needing to run in lower gears.
