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 resulting possible height/suspension issues).
How are people getting enough bed-rail-to-overhang-clearance without having the fifth wheel be too nose high?
Want to hear from people who have done one of those three things and how it worked out for them. Also welcome ideas and suppositions and recommendations and thoughts:)
Trailer (Cougar 23mls) is already very high on flipped axles with frame to ground at 23-24 inches. I would hesitate to raise the trailer more, not to mention the cost., but could be done.
Am getting a 5th gen Ram 2500 Hemi 4x4 CC. RAM’s have coil springs in back. Lowering kits are sold, but not recommended? What to do?
The solution for my current rig was to replace the F-250’s OEM 2.25/2.50 inch rear leaf spring spacers with 1 inch spacers (after assurance from two Ford Service Managers that it was okay). That resulted in about 5 inches clearance with trailer slightly nose high and truck squatted slightly - livable. (No issues with drive train or suspension on truck).
How are people getting enough bed-rail-to-overhang-clearance without having the fifth wheel be too nose high?
Want to hear from people who have done one of those three things and how it worked out for them. Also welcome ideas and suppositions and recommendations and thoughts:)
Trailer (Cougar 23mls) is already very high on flipped axles with frame to ground at 23-24 inches. I would hesitate to raise the trailer more, not to mention the cost., but could be done.
Am getting a 5th gen Ram 2500 Hemi 4x4 CC. RAM’s have coil springs in back. Lowering kits are sold, but not recommended? What to do?
The solution for my current rig was to replace the F-250’s OEM 2.25/2.50 inch rear leaf spring spacers with 1 inch spacers (after assurance from two Ford Service Managers that it was okay). That resulted in about 5 inches clearance with trailer slightly nose high and truck squatted slightly - livable. (No issues with drive train or suspension on truck).
