Raising a fifth wheel trailer
The new Ram I bought is one of those high trucks where the fifth wheel trailer is raised up quite a bit in front when hooked up. What have any of you folks done to raise your trailer? Blocks between...
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If the springs are not already on top of the axles, you can do a spring over axle conversion, which gains about 6" to 9" of height, depending on your axle tube diameter, spring pad height and spring pack thickness.
Another thing you can do is build a subframe from square or rectangular tube, which welds between the trailer frame and the spring hangers. Height gained is equal to the diameter of the tube.
Yet another way to solve the problem is to eliminate the pickup bed and replace it with a flatbed or hauler style bed.
Another thing you can do is build a subframe from square or rectangular tube, which welds between the trailer frame and the spring hangers. Height gained is equal to the diameter of the tube.
Yet another way to solve the problem is to eliminate the pickup bed and replace it with a flatbed or hauler style bed.
