New HD truck bed rails too tall for 5th wheel
Options: tow with the trailer nose high, or spend the money to lower the truck (easy on a Ford, tough on a RAM and with resulting possible drive train/warranty issues), or raise the trailer (with resu...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:goducks10 wrote:
Just go to your nearest dealer and measure the bed rail height. Measure the front overhang on the 5er. Done.
Not really! What about the amount the rear compresses with his load???
Like I said he won't know if the RV needs any adjusting until his RV is FULLY LOADED and hitched.
FWIW my 18 2500 with coils dropped around 2" with 1800 lbs in it. Wouldn't be too hard to figure on a 1.5-2" drop when calculating the difference between the bed rails and the overhang. No 2500 will stay the same when hitched. They all drop 1.5-2".
If the overhang difference is 4" then the OP will be close. Anything less and he's in trouble.
It ain't rocket science.
