I have a 2000 Ford F250 SD, crew cab, short bed with a 4" ProComp lift and 35" tires. I am considering buying our first 5th wheel, a Heartland Cyclone 3795 toyhauler. I'm concerned about clearance between the bed rails and the 5th wheel deck (I believe that is what it's called).
Anyone have experience, comments, solutions to pass along?
ToyHauler
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'00 F250SD,PSD,Lariet,CC,4x4,3.73LS,Blue,tow,camper, and all the other factory goodies, ProComp 4 Stage II lift, 325/65 Nitto Terra Grappler tires on 18" Ice Metal Wheels, APCM, ISSPRO Pyro, boost and tranny gauges, TTM, PPIII, Husky mats, LineX, 3M Clearbra, Cobra Remote Start/Alarm, Pioneer AVIC N1 with backup camera and hands free, Kenwood speakers & amp, Bazooka sub, StatPower 600 inverter...
The only way to find out is to hook up to a Cyclone, the weight police will be all over you on that trailer. Serious pin weight!
I tow a 28' 5th wheel and had to lift it up about 4" to get proper clearance. All trailers are different, you may not have to do anything.
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2001 F250 cc 4x4 PSD, Monster Box tranny,Tru-cool cooler,AFE Magnum Force,ATS turbo housing,DP Tuner 3pos chip ,4" Magnaflow exhaust,Isspro gauges,4" lift,Donahoe Racing front shocks,Bilstien rear shocks,33" Firestone Destination MT's on 16x9 Weld Sidewinders,Bushwacker OE flares,Warn winch mounted on Warn Trans4mer,Viar on board air, Reese 16K 5th wheel hitch,Timbrens, Prodigy brake control,Alpine stereo w\amp and JL Audio subs.Protected by a Viper alarm.
I went to the 5er dealer and measured the height of the trailer. I had to raise mine 2" to get the 6" min clearance. (if I remember right my bed rails were 58") But like quadloco said. every trailer is differant. I also agree with him on the pin weight... That sure is alot of 5er for a F250 !!!
Good luck
Big E
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2002 F250 4X4 CREW CAB PSD 4" LIFT
4" turbo back exhaust*custom tymar*DP tunes*Polished ATS housing*6.0 intercooler*Chromed intercooler pipes*H/O chromed Alternator*Dieselsite boots*203 thermostat*40K Trucool*FTVB*Manual TC lock-up*EBPV brake*AIH delete*boost Annihilator*Custom CCV*ITP/KCM (HPX)*Coolant filter*08 diff cover*DI fuel shim kit .055 @68 psi*engine mounted fuel gauge*custom engine cover*triple gauge*((XM))
297Hp dyno 2/11/07 (I need more power Scotty!!)
Waiting for install
pre-pump mod
2004 Keystone Sprinter 297fwbhs 5th wheel
with most of the goodies
Thanks for the comments. I measured my box rails and they are 59" high. The 5th wheel deck is also 59". I don't see how I could get 6-7" of clearance and not have the back of the 5th wheel dragging the ground. That sucks. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif[/img]
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'00 F250SD,PSD,Lariet,CC,4x4,3.73LS,Blue,tow,camper, and all the other factory goodies, ProComp 4 Stage II lift, 325/65 Nitto Terra Grappler tires on 18" Ice Metal Wheels, APCM, ISSPRO Pyro, boost and tranny gauges, TTM, PPIII, Husky mats, LineX, 3M Clearbra, Cobra Remote Start/Alarm, Pioneer AVIC N1 with backup camera and hands free, Kenwood speakers & amp, Bazooka sub, StatPower 600 inverter...
In almost every case lifted trucks are not 5th wheel friendly at all. Generally, to get enough clearance between the truck bed rails and the trailer, the trailer would have to be lifted an unreasonable ammount.
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2005 F-350 Lariat, 6.0 PSD, Torqueshift auto trans, crew cab, SRW, short box, FX4, ESOF, limited slip dif., tow command, upfitter switches, 6 CD changer, Lariat Lux. package, camper package, engine block heater, adjustable pedals, reverse sensor, triple A-pillar gauge set (Autometer) with pyrometer, trans temp & voltmeter, MBRP 4" cat back exhaust w/5" dual wall chrome tip, dark shadow gray/ med. flint interior.
2008 Big Horn fifth wheel by Heartland RV model 3670RL. 38' long, 4 slides and all the goodies.
Check out the Weekend Warrior brand of trailers also. I beleive you can order them with a lift from the factory. I go to Glamis sand dunes every year and cannot believe the amount of lifted trucks pulling large toy haulers, big time toys out there.
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2001 F250 cc 4x4 PSD, Monster Box tranny,Tru-cool cooler,AFE Magnum Force,ATS turbo housing,DP Tuner 3pos chip ,4" Magnaflow exhaust,Isspro gauges,4" lift,Donahoe Racing front shocks,Bilstien rear shocks,33" Firestone Destination MT's on 16x9 Weld Sidewinders,Bushwacker OE flares,Warn winch mounted on Warn Trans4mer,Viar on board air, Reese 16K 5th wheel hitch,Timbrens, Prodigy brake control,Alpine stereo w\amp and JL Audio subs.Protected by a Viper alarm.
I have a 6" lift on my F350 and have about 7 inches of clearance from my fifth wheel. It's a Weekend Warrior SL3005 with the axles flipped. I think it gives the trailer about 4 inches of lift.
I tow a 37ft Sierra 5er. The dealer flipped the axles for me before I picked it up. I have airbags on my truck, the trailer rides perfectly level and I havent had any problems at all with it.
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99.5 CC SB SRW 4X4 PSD, AFE intake, Magnaflow turbo back 4" exhaust, Whicked Wheel,ATS housing, TS 6pos, 203* stat, Zoodad, J&B in tank fuel sys., Autometer guages mounted on A-Pillar, 4" Pro Crap lift with Donahoe shocks on all corners, 16.5x10 Weld Scorpions, 35x12.5x16.5 BFG A/T, Superlift Truspeed, 4.30 gears
I have a 7 inch lift (one in sig) with 37's and pull a 38' Rampage and I have about 8 inches of clearance. I just went with the max lift on the trailer, and that is flipped axels, 1 and a half inch lift and the bottom setting on the jake plate. After having the trailer for awhile I think i'm going to move to the top setting on the jake plate and lower the rig 2 inches. On my trailer I have about 2 inches of "extra" clearance under the overhang because of the way Skyline builds their unit.
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2005 F-350, 6.0 PSD, Lariat,4x4,CC,LB,Torqshift,7" ProComp StageII Lift,MX-6 Reservoir 6 Way Adjustable Shocks, 37" BFG M/T, 18" Mazzi Hulk Wheels, Duel Steering Stabilizers, 6 Piece Billet Grille, Isspro 3 Guage A-Pillar, AFE SS 4" Turbo Back Exhaust, 4:56's, Firestone Air Bags, SCT by ID
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