45Ricochet wrote:
We have a member here who's RAM 2013 dually is 58.5" but what's a inch and a half between men :B My 2006 is 58" unloaded and with a little hitch adjustment I have 5.5" of clearance. It does squat a good 4" hitch up though.
Got news for you, go measure all three and let us know the results, I'm sure they are all in the same ballpark, give or take a inch and a half or so :W
That's the second time you've remembered that for me Rick:B Yep, my 2013, tailgate height, with the plastic protector on top of it is 58.5" high....I have the GN/5er prep package and the picture frame adapter, which sets higher than the rails one would normally use in conventional 5er hitch install....I DROPPED my hitch one notch to compensate for the height of the adapter...I don't have 6" of clearance, more like 5.5" of clearance, but 5er sets closer to level with this truck than it did with my 05 Chevy 3500 cc/lb dually, then the 2010 Dodge 3500 cc/lb dually and the 2012 Ram3500 cc/lb dually. I have a semi-steep driveway that I back into, no issues, I have to negotiate a steep curve just about 100 yards from my camp in WV, coming out, still had about 1.5" of clearance.
I agree though with OP, trucks keep getting taller (higher)...but, as far as towing a 5er, I've towed the same 5er with 3 different trucks and this one set's the "most level" of any of them and it's the highest.
I've done nothing else but to lower my hitch one notch, several other things one can do.In reality, Chevy, Ford and Ram have all gotten taller, (not just Ram), but it's not that big of a deal to tow with them, just takes a little research....as stated above, sure do see a lot of these brand new trucks out on the road towing 5er's and they look fine.
