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Old Nov 23, 2003 | 06:26 PM
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Truck and fiver together...at last!

Wanted to see how the new Ram towed so I hooked up the Sunnybrook and went for a lil ride. The Ram towed nicely, having a longbed is a plus, dont have to worry about how far you can turn. Have right at 6 inches between the bed and fiver. Cant get any more unless I do the axle flip, and really dont want to do that. It's 2 inches higher in the front than the back, hopefully this will be okay.

Truck is almost as long as the camper. ;D



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Old Nov 23, 2003 | 07:25 PM
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Re:Truck and fiver together...at last!

Sweet looking set-up
Here's ours !
2004 Laredo 31ft Bunkhouse
[img width=640 height=480]https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/yabbse/attachments/laredo_horam.jpg[/img]
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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 06:26 AM
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Re:Truck and fiver together...at last!

Nice setup.
Did yo try adjusting the pinbox up so the front sits down more?
I thought that brand of 5vr had adjustable spring heights?
Oh, well, looks great anyway.
Here's mine
[img width=640 height=480]https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/yabbse/attachments/Truck__5th.jpg[/img]
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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 07:08 AM
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Re:Truck and fiver together...at last!

The pin box will not go up any more. Sunnybrook has adjusting shackles and I have them set to the highest setting, it lifts the camper off the axle about 4 inches. It's amazing how much it squats when the fiver is hitched! I was worried I wouldnt have much clearance between the truck and camper.

We are going to PirateLand at MB Wednesday, it's about a 300 mile trip. Kinda interested in seeing what kind of mileage I get.
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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 07:57 AM
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From what I hear the back bearings will get hot. I have a friend that had to flip his and have spacers made to get his to set level. He almost cooked his back bearings. I use an inferred temp sensor on long trips just to keep an eye on mine. You might want to take a test drive with someone following you to see if there is any sway at high way speeds.
I was lucky mine came with the axels flipped and set just right.
Nice looking rig.
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