Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
 
 


Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 07-15-2018, 09:59 PM   #1
daledevon
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 1
Truck good for 5th wheel?

I have a 2005 f350 with 35's on it. Is it easy to adjust a 5th wheel hitch with this height?
__________________

daledevon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-15-2018, 10:28 PM   #2
Stripit
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Home Prescott, Az
Posts: 1,019
Send a message via AIM to Stripit Send a message via MSN to Stripit Send a message via Yahoo to Stripit
Quote:
Originally Posted by daledevon View Post
I have a 2005 f350 with 35's on it. Is it easy to adjust a 5th wheel hitch with this height?
Might be much harder to get the trailer to tow level with that kind of tire height.
__________________

__________________
2013 Tiffin Allegro 34 QFA
2015 Cadillac SRX (towed)
2019 Tesla Model X
1991 Avanti Conv
Stripit is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-16-2018, 03:20 PM   #3
Mtntrek
Member
 
Mtntrek's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: S. Cali.-MT
Posts: 80
Welcome to the forum.

All equipment is different, every setup varies somewhat, based on only your truck?
Usually a truck running 35"s has been leveled too? Getting a 5r's axles loaded properly and maintaining proper bed / front cap clearance can indeed be a real challenge if even possible. How much towing are you planning?
The process of physically adjusting a hitch an / or pin box is not that demanding with the correct tools. You'll possibly want to replace the deformed lock washers and re- torque appropriately. Best of luck.
__________________
J&J
DRV Suites ES-38RSSA #9679
GM Denali 3500HD-Max 4x, CC, 8' DRW
EZGo-txt, Yamaha-G22E
Mtntrek is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-23-2018, 03:39 PM   #4
mhbell
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 9
Thumbs down

Quote:
Originally Posted by daledevon View Post
I have a 2005 f350 with 35's on it. Is it easy to adjust a 5th wheel hitch with this height?
Personally I would not do it. If the axles on the trailer have not been flipped you can raise the trailer about 3 inches. Other than that I would suspect you would have to modify the trailer suspension to get it level. You could encounter all kinds of handling problems with a modified suspension. Yes you can raise and lower the hitch and then you have the problem of clearing the bed rails or getting the trailer level. Without a level trailer you have all kinds of problems Safety for one and the tire wear and excess load on trailer axle. Proceed with caution.
Mel
__________________
2016 Cougar 1/2 ton series 277RLSWE towed with 2011 ford F250 XL Super Duty Super Cab, 4WD, Tow Pkg, 6.2L Flex Fuel. My Blog: RV Bloggers
mhbell is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:37 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
×