I'm finding this topic to be frustrating too. After a couple trips with our new trailer, I have been considering upgrading to a new truck as well. The old GMC can handle the trailer but you can tell the truck is at its limits. So, this has me looking at 1 ton SRA trucks.
I looked at new Fords today and they are demonstrably larger than my old 2500HD. The bed is a good 3" higher and the bed rails are 2" higher than the GMC.
My current hitch is set up at its lowest setting and the kingpin is as high as I can set it and my trailer is still 2" nose high and the top of the AC sits at 13'-6". I did change the original pin out with a Reese 5th Airborne for the Lippert 1621HD pin box.
I don't want to lift the trailer because the trailer is already high enough and I'm concerned about low hanging cables and bridges. My 2500HD squats about 3" when loading the traier on. Do these new trucks squat more than that?
