New Ram
Been thinking hard about upgrading my "ride"/TV next year. Presently own a '07 GMC Duramax/Allison and have been fairly happy with it except for having to replace the front spindles early on when the...
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Cajun Bill wrote:
I don't see that not being able to open the ram box while hooked up to the fiver will be a big problem. I can think of several work arounds for that, Regarding the contact with the pin box, I took a look at your suggestion, i.e. the Sidewinder, and that is very interesting. Presently, when I make a hard, hard, hard turn, the corner of the fiver comes within about 1/2 inch of making contact with my back glass so if for no other reason than that, the Sidewinder appears interesting. Only thing I have trouble visualizing is how, when the weight of the fiver is actually some inches/feet back from where the original hitch is, how in the world does it not impact the handling characteristics of the TV since the weight is no longer over the rear axle? Additionally, how does it keep from bending when you get into a chucking, bad bump, etc. situation? Guess the engineers who designed it compensated for that.
The Sidewinder does not change where pin weight is placed on the truck, it is still over the rear axle, only the pivot point changes. This is hard for people to understand, but that is how it works.
