I took off on a trip with only 4" of clearance and damaged my bedrail pronto. Need a minimum of 6-7. Ended up installing new suspension (beefier leaf springs) and added a 1" lift kit. Brought the RV into level and that allowed me to drop the hitch (raise the nose of RV) to get 7" of clearance.
I tried 3” and was way too close to hitting my bed. I now have 6” or a dollar bill fits length wise between the trailer and side box of my truck. Great video!
have the same issue with my puma, add 2 inch spring spacers between the axles and springs and move you pin box back down two holes. it will give you the 5 inch recommended gap on the bed rails
Thanks for the quick reply. The highest I could get mine was the third row from the top. I lowered my hitch all the way. The nose of my camper is still high. Maybe I need to raise the camper?
How tall is the bed rails from the ground on this RAM? I’ve got a Titan XD that is 65” from the ground to the bed rail. I’ve had people tell me my truck is simply too high to attach a fifth wheel
Sorry man, the RAM is gone and I did not keep that measurement. My current setup with a 2" spacers on my Silverado measures at 60". Looks like 65" would be too high.
Sorry man, this is way off. Trailer leveling is done with the trailer suspension, hitch height and pinbox recess is for truck bedrail clearance. Which you just lost.
That better be a super lightweight fifth wheel to put on a Tundra. I’ve had two of them. Great trucks but terrible payload capacity. No way to legally tow a fully loaded fifth wheel with people in the Tundra
I took off on a trip with only 4" of clearance and damaged my bedrail pronto. Need a minimum of 6-7. Ended up installing new suspension (beefier leaf springs) and added a 1" lift kit. Brought the RV into level and that allowed me to drop the hitch (raise the nose of RV) to get 7" of clearance.
They recommend 5 to 6" clearance between the 5th wheel and the bed rails.
Agree but you can get away with a bit less.
@@Nascibiomed Wise decision.
@@Nascibiomed My Ram 3500 with 2.5 leveling kit measures 42 inches at the wheel well.
I tried 3” and was way too close to hitting my bed. I now have 6” or a dollar bill fits length wise between the trailer and side box of my truck.
Great video!
have the same issue with my puma, add 2 inch spring spacers between the axles and springs and move you pin box back down two holes. it will give you the 5 inch recommended gap on the bed rails
Thanks for the tip!
Great video! Will definitely come back to this if I ever get a 5th wheel
Please do!
very informative video!
I agree
Glad you think so!
Big mistake doing that. Way to close to truck bed.
Only way to resolved this problem is to loft the fifth wheel heigh suspension…….
I read about bed clearance
Min is 6 inches
you will damage your truck bed guaranteed, when the floor level changes or you encounter a hole on your campsite
100% correct. Sharp turns on uneven pavement will destroy the bed and trailer
Has the top of the truck bed made contact with the trailer since you made them that close? I have the exact same truck as you.
Did you add lift to your truck?
Great video! Great demonstration! On point!
Much appreciated!
I see you lowered the hitch box so that the ears are below the sidewinder pivot point ! I’m thinking that can’t work
You are correct, I had to lower it back by a dimension but this would not be an issue with a standard box.
@@VITALExplorer I thought about cutting the bottom of the ears off so they would clear
@@russelltomlinson2353 I thought of that too and this would work. I achieved the needed results without cutting though.
Thanks for the quick reply. The highest I could get mine was the third row from the top. I lowered my hitch all the way. The nose of my camper is still high. Maybe I need to raise the camper?
Possibly, or you might need to install conventional hitch.
I’m thinking of converting the 5th wheel of mine to a 10 inch gooseneck adapter any suggestions
You running air bags?
How will that sidewinder rotate in the pin box???
Had to adjust it down to the point where it was rotating.
How much lift do you have on that truck
Doesn't your sidewinder hit the bottom of the camper's mounting bracket when you turn?
It would, I had to drop it a bit lower.
How it the towing radius .
No issues at all. Please note, I have the Reese sidewinder and not sure how the stock hitch would perform.
How tall is the bed rails from the ground on this RAM? I’ve got a Titan XD that is 65” from the ground to the bed rail. I’ve had people tell me my truck is simply too high to attach a fifth wheel
Sorry man, the RAM is gone and I did not keep that measurement. My current setup with a 2" spacers on my Silverado measures at 60". Looks like 65" would be too high.
etrailer makes a 3 inch lift kit for camper or flip the leaf springs of the camper and add 5 inch lift to camper
Sorry man, this is way off. Trailer leveling is done with the trailer suspension, hitch height and pinbox recess is for truck bedrail clearance. Which you just lost.
You are way too close to the top of the bed
That is a big mess and very unsafe. The recommendation is a min of 4" to 6"
You could get away with less, no safety issues at all.
@@VITALExplorer I have almost 6" and I've scraped my bed sides. If you stay on paved roads and paved sites you'll be fine with 4".
Air bags.
Not really needed.
The only question that matters right now is... where is the TUNDRA?!
We are planning to compare towing performance of Tundra, F-150 with this RAM 2500 while towing the same 5th wheel. Should be fun!
@@VITALExplorer I was about to loose my mind for a minute!
That better be a super lightweight fifth wheel to put on a Tundra. I’ve had two of them. Great trucks but terrible payload capacity. No way to legally tow a fully loaded fifth wheel with people in the Tundra