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Nose high ?

jmconneely
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I just wanted to see how level my camper was after dropping my hitch one set of holes. It is still a little high in my opinion. Having a hard time locating my tape measure to see if it is around 6 inches.



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Chuck_Gail
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Have personally seen four 5ers blow rear tires at speed. In each case they were running nose high, putting WAY too much weight on rear tires. When in doubt, hit the scales and see if rear axle or tires are overloaded. They likely are.
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jmconneely
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The landing gear is an inch or so off of blocks. I was going to unhook right after picture so I didn't want to retract them all the way.

Vulcaneer
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No way of telling with the landing gear holding up the weight. Pull up the gear and post the picture then.
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hone_eagle
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Doesn't look too bad,watch your tire temps.
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jmconneely
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It's actually an inch or so up.

FrankoToo
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Your landing gear is still down. What happens when you take the weight off the legs?
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MFL
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I would drop it another inch, you still look too nose high. I don't think you will get near level without raising the camper. You should have 6"s of clearance from the bed rails to be safe. I have heard of people using just 4"s of clearance, but you'd really have to watch dips, driveways,etc.

Good luck,
Jerry

Ed9824v
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Are the axles above the springs if not that will give about 4.5in at wheels
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jmconneely
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I found it, around 7 inches between bed and camper

REWahoo
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Sorry, can't help you locate your tape...
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jmconneely
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Sory for the oversized first picture, I tried a few times to shrink it.