HELP!! 5th Wheel problem!!!

[Blue01F250]

here ya go

[Cj Ford]

Brant that's the way to go you will gain in height the thickness of the axle tube and the thickness of the spring pack... if you didnt live on the other side of the world Id be happy to help ya out I have a good mig and can weld

[Blue01F250]

yah, I can get my fist in between the trailer as it sits unlevel like that -- so adding another 3-4" should make it perfect!


man, I coulda had you weld some braces on the back too so I could hook up my boat trailer!!!

thank you for the offer Chris

[Heat]

Yep... If that's what they call an axle "flip", simply putting the axle on the bottom of the springs instead of on top, that should give you enough to make it sit much better....

Good luck....

Ken....

[Blue01F250]

yah, thats all I would do -- and that would give me plenty of clearance and be perfect...

gonna have to price it

[IanThrones]

Heres a link to a cool flip bracket with no welding I would say if your good with the tools you could do this in a few hours in your driveway

DJM Suspension - DJM's New Flip Brackets

[bill chasser]

I asked similar questions see "Suspension mods for RVing ideas?" MY truck is f350 cc 4X4 with stock suspension and tires, 28' Cimarron 5th wheel with flipped axles and I still have clearance issues appx 2" at the tailgate with the trailer setting level when hitched. Who makes the king pin box extenders to get more tail gate to trailer apron clearance? I could simply lower the pin but I dont want to upset the trailer suspension with taildragging. Same issue but cant remove rear end leafs because I pull different equip that requires the unmodded suspension on the truck. Help!!!!

[TurboSevenThree]

Originally Posted by bill chasser

I asked similar questions see "Suspension mods for RVing ideas?" MY truck is f350 cc 4X4 with stock suspension and tires, 28' Cimarron 5th wheel with flipped axles and I still have clearance issues appx 2" at the tailgate with the trailer setting level when hitched. Who makes the king pin box extenders to get more tail gate to trailer apron clearance? I could simply lower the pin but I dont want to upset the trailer suspension with taildragging. Same issue but cant remove rear end leafs because I pull different equip that requires the unmodded suspension on the truck. Help!!!!

take the tailgate off. takes like 2 minutes.

[planeoldguy]

I'm depressed, I though my 5 would be level, '****ers

[sheepman]

I had the same trouble Bro, I had to add a 5" left to our 5th wheel. When we sold are 97 2wd F350 and got are 08 4x4 F350, I thought I just needed to lower the pin box, Boy, was I wrong the TT sloped so much that if we had tried to take anywhere that was not flat we would have had truck bed and TT damage.

Here are some photos of the Lift.



Click Here it's the Link to my TT album so you can veiw full size photos.