I've got an issue, guys. I bought this 04 dually in Sept. and it's too high for the trailer. I did go on one trip with it and it seemed okay, but I took it by the rv dealer today and they said it's about 2-4 inches too high, maybe more. The trailer does look like it's doing a bit of a wheelie now that I look at it closely.

Here's the issue. The axles can't be flipped, and I can't lower the hitch because of some of the locations I need to park the trailer. I guess I have two options, lower the truck or find another way to lift up the trailer some. Anyone experience this? Any advice? Thanks.

 

Jack,
I think there have been some posts by members that took their 5er to a spring shop and had the original spring mounts cut off, then had 4" channel welded to the frame and new spring mounts installed on the new channel in order to raise it. What about taller 16" wheels on the 5er?
Send Scotty a PM because he had to do something similar to a 5er.

 

Jack, I'm pretty sure that Dennis is correct. Somebody here had the spring shackles cut off, and welded an additional frame section to the bottom of the fiver frame, and then reattached the shackles. Also, the 16" wheels should work if you have enough clearance, but that won't give you much in the way of additional height.

DeWain

 

I have adjustable shackle plate on my Sunny. I think you have a Wildcat, did you look at the springs to see if you rig has this? Also have right at 6" between bed and camper.

I'm about 3" high at the front of the fiver but I cant raise it any more. I think I'm okay. Also was thinking about 16" tires but was told that wouldnt do that much for me.

Good luck!

 

Thanks for the info, guys. I think that's what I'm going to have to do because if I flip my axles, the trailer will be LOWER.

I'll check into it with Forest River on Monday to see if they have a recommendation before doing any major frame work.

 

Dexter makes a long equalizer that might help some too. Unless you already have it on your trailer.

Casey

 

I got say so- what if it is a little high?? wish every load I haul sits perfectly...........Nose up Nose dwn soooooooooooooooooooo unless your talkin a weight issue or ht issue who cares [

 

I see what you're saying, Thumper. I guess my concern was that the read tires are getting more weight then the front on the 5ver. I don't want to overload them. The thing is heavy enough as it is.

 

I doubt you would affect the load 200 lbs by moving it dwn 4 inchs

 

Don't you love the coffee smiley? That is definitely my favorite

 

The load on the tires of a trailer that is not level is good deal more critical than you might think. On my 35' boat trailer, the hitch was about 2 inches too low, and I was constantly blowing tires on the front axel of the trailer.

This was due to excessive heat, caused by the majority of the load being carried by the front axle of the trailer. I put on a receiver that didn't drop as far and leveled out the trailer. Haven't blown a tire since.

I would definitely look into this issue, as it affects weight distribution and handling characteristics, a great deal more than you might think.

 

Ill just tell you this boss- I haul for a livn so my thought is this, put the trailor nose on the scale with floor jack under the 5er (Block it or somthing) leave the wheels off the scale- weigh it nose up/ dwn and see what ya get -that way no more guessn if you should do anything else

 

Well Thumper I will agree the nose weight will not change much but it will on the front/rear axles of the trailer. I think if you were to weigh it you might be suprised how much it will change. That is what he is worried about is overloading the back axle.

 

OK turn the unit around and do the same thing (on a real truck scale that is split so you can do each axle seperate) and you will know!!
A good place is a closed weigh station ,,most states they are only open some of the time unless its a port of entry

 

You're right, MacGyver. I am concerned about the weight on the rear axle. My main reason is that the tires in back show more pressure then the fronts. I want to make sure that the trailer is level because the last thing I want is to blow a tire on the highway.